Secretary of State Rubio has stated that "Operation: Epic Fury" is over, and we'r now engaged in "Project: Freedom," a defensive Naval operation to secure and protect the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump has paused this latest program while Iran considers the latest peace deal proposal. Trump alleges that productive talks have happened in the last 24 hours, but an Iranian spokesman has contradicted these assurances, leaving the status of talks and the credibility of claims about it questionable.