Multiple reports say U.S. President Donald Trump cancels a proposed initiative referred to as “Project Freedom” within about 48 hours, following backlash from Saudi Arabia. The coverage characterizes Saudi leadership as being taken by surprise by the plan, which was described as aiming to secure shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz. The reports frame the rapid reversal as occurring after Saudi officials respond negatively to the proposal, though specific details about what triggered the backlash and what exactly the initiative would have entailed are not provided in the excerpts. The Daily Mail reports the cancellation as a rapid decision linked directly to Saudi reaction. In the information available here, there is no independent confirmation from other outlets, no official statement cited, and no further description of the operational components of “Project Freedom,” including which agencies, partners, or security measures were planned. Overall, the accounts converge on the same sequence: a proposed U.S. plan related to Hormuz shipping, an apparent Saudi objection, and a fast cancellation reported to have taken place within two days.