Trump abruptly pauses new war initiative — citing 'tremendous success'

President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he had abruptly paused a new initiative to guide ships out of the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump announced the initiative, dubbed "Project Freedom," on Sunday, where the U.S. would guide the ships from "innocent and neutral" countries out of the Strait of Hormuz to protect them from attacks by the Iranian regime. The initiative was instituted after multiple ships were attacked by Iranian forces as they were leaving the Strait of Hormuz, a critical...