South Korea suspends review of Trump's call to participate in 'Project Freedom'
SEOUL, May 6 - South Korea's presidential office said on Wednesday it had suspended a review of whether to participate in a U.S. operation to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz after President Donald Trump put the mission on hold.
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