CNN: Project Freedom Is on Hold for a Short Period of Time

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BERMAN: “The breaking news tonight. The old operation is over. The new one is on hold. We think that‘s what the administration announced just moments ago. John Berman here in for Anderson. And just hours after his secretary of state flat out said the initial mission against Iran. Epic fury was over. The president said the operation that replaced it, guiding ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Project freedom, as it‘s called, is paused. And not surprisingly, the president announced this 180 online, quoting him now, based on the request of Pakistan and other countries, the tremendous military success that we have had during the campaign against the country of Iran. And additionally, the fact that great progress has been made toward a complete and final agreement with representatives of Iran, we have mutually agreed that while the blockade will remain in full force, in effect, project freedom, the movement of ships through the Strait of Hormuz will be paused.”