ARGENTINA PERSPECTIVE
PROJECT FREEDOM DEAD IN 48 HOURS: TRUMP SUSPENDS HORMUZ OPERATION, CLAIMS 'GREAT PROGRESS' TOWARD IRAN DEAL
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DOMINANT ANGLE
Buenos Aires reconstructs the day hour by hour: the operation announced with fanfare, buried in silence
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
ANALYSIS
Buenos Aires — via MercoPress, the specialist news agency covering Latin America and the South Atlantic — delivers the most precise factual account of May 6.
The account: Trump suspends 'Project Freedom,' the military operation launched barely 24 hours earlier to escort stranded vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, citing significant progress toward a peace agreement with Iran. The announcement, posted on Truth Social, contradicted the messaging maintained throughout the day by Rubio, Hegseth, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Caine — all three having framed the operation as a non-negotiable humanitarian rescue mission.
The tally: Project Freedom mobilised more than 100 aircraft, 15,000 military personnel, and a fleet of destroyers during its single operational day. US forces destroyed six Iranian Revolutionary Guard fast boats and neutralised missiles and drones. Iran struck a UAE oil tanker at Fujairah (three injured) and fired on a South Korean vessel.
MercoPress notes the diplomatic dimension: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called on both parties to uphold the ceasefire. Trump announced he would discuss the strait's reopening with Xi during a planned China visit the following week.
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