00:00President Trump just made a stunning announcement on the Iran war.
00:03And it's reshaping the most dangerous waterway on Earth.
00:07In a Tuesday evening social media post, Trump said he is pausing the U.S. effort to guide
00:12stranded ships out of the Strait of Hormuz. He described it as a window for Iran to finalize
00:17a deal, but warned the American blockade of Iranian ports would remain in place.
00:22The pause comes just one day after the launch of Project Freedom,
00:26an operation involving 15,000 U.S. service members and over 100 aircraft.
00:32Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters Iran's renewed attacks have not yet reached
00:38the threshold of major combat operations. The United Arab Emirates was struck by Iranian
00:44missiles and drones overnight at the Fujairah oil industry zone. Up to 20,000 seafarers
00:49remain stranded on roughly 2,000 vessels in the Strait. If this pause fails, the next move
00:55could be a full naval escort, and the war could escalate fast.
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