US EditionTrump says the US will ‘guide’ stranded ships from the Strait of Hormuz, starting on Monday
Trump said the mission will use U.S. Navy destroyers and more than 100 aircraft to help stranded vessels, with 15,000 service members involved, officials said.
- On Sunday, President Donald Trump announced 'Project Freedom,' a humanitarian operation beginning Monday morning to escort neutral commercial ships safely out of the Iran-controlled Strait of Hormuz.
- Iran has effectively closed the strait since the war began on February 28, stranding hundreds of vessels and some 20,000 seafarers running critically low on food and essential supplies.
- Trump described the effort as a 'humanitarian gesture' for innocent bystanders, warning that any interference 'will, unfortunately, have to be dealt with forcefully.'
- While the U.S. reviews Iran's 14-point peace proposal, Tehran's deputy parliament speaker stated on Sunday the country 'will not back down' from its grip on the strategic waterway.
- U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reported the naval blockade has generated less than $1.3 million in tolls, potentially forcing Iran to shut in oil wells as storage fills.
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Starting today, President Trump says US will start guiding stranded ships from Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump announced "Project Freedom," a U.S. initiative to help stranded ships in the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran's peace proposal remains under scrutiny.
Trump says US Navy will begin escorting ships out of the Strait of Hormuz
In a rambling Truth Social post on Sunday afternoon, President Trump wrote that the US would begin escorting hundreds of “Ships and Crews safely out of the Strait, ” and that any Iranian interference will “have to be dealt with forcefully.”
By Brad Lendon, CNN Senior Global Military Reporter. The U.S. plan to “guide” ships through the Strait of Hormuz, announced by President Donald Trump just hours before it took effect, leaves many questions unanswered. U.S. Central Command said in a statement that its support for the operation, dubbed Project Freedom, “will include guided-missile destroyers, more than 100 land and sea aircraft, and multi-domain unmanned platforms.” But it doesn’t…
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