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Donald Trump announced a pause on Project Freedom to negotiate with Iran after pressure from allies.

Donald Trump said today he has paused Project Freedom — a U.S. effort announced over the weekend to guide commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz — to see if the United States can strike a deal with Iran. He announced the about-face in a Truth Social post, writing that the project is on hold "for a short period of time" because the U.S. and Iran have made "Great Progress…toward a Complete and Final Agreement." He said he made the decision at the request of Pakistan, which has helped mediate negotiations between the United States and Iran. Independent media has never been more important. Please support this channel by subscribing here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkbwLFZhawBqK2b9gW08z3g?sub_confirmation=1 Join this channel with a membership for exclusive early access and bonus content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkbwLFZhawBqK2b9gW08z3g/join Five Minute News is an Evergreen Podcast, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering independent, unbiased and essential news for the US and across the world. Visit us online at http://www.fiveminute.news Follow us on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/fiveminutenews.bsky.social Follow us on Instagram…

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Topics covered

• Trump
• Project Freedom
• Iran negotiations
• Strait of Hormuz
• U.S. foreign policy

Keywords

• Trump
• Project Freedom
• Iran
• Pakistan
• Strait of Hormuz
• U.S. negotiations
• foreign policy

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Organizations: Pakistan, United States, Iran

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