He explained that the decision was made at the request of Pakistan and another countries, as well as in connection with, as he described, the crucial military successes of the US in its actions against Iran.
At the request of Pakistan and another countries, on the basis of the tremendous military success we have achieved during the run against Iran, and the fact that we have made large advancement towards a full and final agreement with Iran's representatives, we have agreed that although the blockade will stay in full power, The Freedom task will be suspended for a short time to check whether the agreement will be finalised and signed – Trump informed on his social media.
The mission was halted little than 2 days after it began. At that time, only 2 merchant vessels, both under the US flag, benefited from the corridor's designated US forces.
The thought of “Project Freedom”
The Ormuz Strait remains 1 of the key points of planet maritime transport – millions of barrels of oil flowed there regular before the fresh escalation of tensions between Israel, the US and Iran. In fresh months, however, traffic has fallen significantly. In the face of an expanding threat, many countries have asked Washington to aid safe transport, even though they are not straight active in regional conflicts but are afraid about their economical interests. It was in consequence to these calls that the Freedom task was launched, which was to let safe passage through this strategical route.
On the same day, erstwhile Trump announced the suspension of the project, the Secretary of State Marco Rubio presented the initiative at a conference in the White home as another defensive phase of US action after the end of Operation "Epicka Furia", stressing its importance to the safety of global trade.
Similarly, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth spoke, indicating that interest in utilizing the corridor was reported by many units.
At the same time, Chevron's president Mike Wirth signaled doubts about shipping safety in the region despite a fresh initiative.
A series of Iranian attacks
The task was suspended the day after a series of Iranian attacks against US ships, merchant ships and oil infrastructure, including a port in Fujiar, United arabian Emirates and facilities in Oman.
The United arabian Emirates Ministry of defence reported on Monday that air defence systems captured 12 Iranian ballistic missiles, 3 maneuvering missiles and 4 unmanned missiles during the day. Despite effective defence, 3 Indian citizens died as a consequence of the attack," Al Jazeera reported.
According to the U.S. authorities, most of these strikes were repulsed and did not lead to a break in force from nearly a period of ceasefire.
