Trump pauses Project Freedom, calls Iran conflict a "skirmish"

CBS News — May 07, 00:14 AM

President Trump touted U.S. actions against Iran on Wednesday.

The comments came one day after he paused the Project Freedom initiative to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz to allow peace negotiations to move forward.

CBS News' Holly Williams reports, and Samuel Helfont, an associate professor of strategy and policy at the Naval War College, has more.

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