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Trump pauses Project Freedom, Iran presses ahead on toll collection
Citing “great progress” in negotiations with Iran, President Trump said yesterday that, while, the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports will continue, the Project Freedom initiative to escort ships through the Strait of