Project Freedom paused as shipping industry left guessing
- Trump pauses Project Freedom one day after launch, citing progress in Iran talks
- Shipowners unsurprised by reversal, with one calling it ‘another TACO’
- Strait of Hormuz remains largely empty as passage rights become Tehran’s bargaining chip
- All eyes on whether Trump’s May 14-15 summit with Xi yields any consensus on Iran
Trump pauses Project Freedom one day after launch, leaving Hormuz’s reopening in limbo as passage rights become Tehran’s bargaining chip
