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Hormuz](/news/2026/5/5/iran-war-whats-happening-on-day-67-as-hormuz-crisis-deepens) in an operation he called [Project Freedom](/news/2026/5/4/trumps-project-freedom-can-us-navy-guide-stuck-ships-out-of-hormuz), Iran said ships trying to use the strait without permission from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) would be fired on, igniting fears
details on how the operation, dubbed “Project Freedom”, would work. Trump did not specify whether the plan would involve escorts by the US Navy, a proposal previously shot down by administration officials, citing a lack
Strait of Hormuz and sewn lips of U.S. President Donald Trump in a square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, May 2, 2026.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3402x3402+506+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F55%2F14%2F53bbddb9443287f7fc2b55955212%2Fap26122371681861.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/02/nx-s1-5808924/iran-response-trump-proposal) ### [Middle East conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [Iran submits
Project Freedom”, would be a humanitarian gesture “on behalf of the United States, Middle Eastern Countries but, in particular, the Country of Iran”. But within hours Iran’s Fars news agency reported a US warship
Strait of Hormuz from Monday. "For the good of Iran, the Middle East, and the United States, we have told these Countries that we will guide their Ships safely out of these restricted Waterways
strait of Hormuz on Monday morning, and claimed his representatives were having “very positive” discussions with Iran.** Trump wrote on his social media site that the operation, called “Project Freedom”, would be a humanitarian gesture
Project Freedom" in humanitarian terms, designed to aid stranded seafarers on hundreds of ships that have been stuck in the Persian Gulf since the war began. Crews have described to The Associated Press seeing drones
Freedom” – is not part of the broader US-Israeli assault on Iran – codenamed Epic Fury. “The ceasefire is not over. Ultimately, this is a separate and distinct project, and we expected there would be some
Project Freedom to help [navigate](/news/2026/5/3/trump-says-us-will-help-free-up-ships-stuck-in-hormuz-strait) stranded ships through the [Strait of Hormuz](/video/newsfeed/2026/5/3/iran-lawmaker-says-strait-of-hormuz-will-not-return-to-pre%E2%80%91war-state), which remains under a de facto Iranian blockade. The operation will start on Monday, the US president
Freedom”](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/03/trump-says-iran-has-not-yet-paid-a-big-enough-price-as-he-reviews-new-peace-proposal) on Sunday night by Donald Trump on his social media page, where he portrayed it as a humanitarian gesture to help crews on hundreds of ships which have been unable
Project Freedom," was intended to aid stranded seafarers on hundreds of ships that have been stuck in the Persian Gulf since the war began. ![The image above shows the Strait of Hormuz and its traditional
Strait of Hormuz starting today.** The president called the operation "Project Freedom" and described it as an effort to free hundreds of ships and crews trapped in the crucial waterway since the start