Senior Israeli officials have said that President Donald Trump’s decision to pause a newly launched U.S. naval operation in the Strait of Hormuz came amid signs of progress in indirect talks with Iran, even as deep divisions within Tehran’s leadership cast doubt on prospects for a lasting agreement.
Trump announced on May 5 that “Project Freedom,” the U.S.-led mission to escort commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, would be suspended temporarily to allow diplomacy to continue, while maintaining the broader U.S. blockade on Iranian ports.
“Project Freedom (The Movement of Ships through the Strait of Hormuz) will be paused for a short period of time to see whether or not the Agreement can be finalized and signed,” Trump wrote on Truth Social….