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US military’s “Project Freedom” operation to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, saying “great progress
Project Freedom”, a US military operation to guide stranded commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz
US Army says ‘Project Freedom’ in blockaded Hormuz has ‘just begun’ A military operation titled
US President Donald Trump halted the “Project Freedom” military operation to guide stranded vessels through
US military operation to guide ships out of the strait of Hormuz,** dubbed “Project Freedom
US President Donald Trump earlier pausing the military’s “Project Freedom” operation to open the Strait
US military operation against Iran had concluded](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/06/trump-project-freedom-strait-of-hormuz-ships-iran-ceasefire). Soon after, Donald Trump said he was pausing “Project Freedom
US [military operation](/news/2026/5/5/centcom-says-project-freedom-has-just-2) to escort stranded ships out of the Strait of Hormuz – “Project Freedom
US military's Central Command (Centcom) posted that its forces "will begin supporting Project Freedom, 4 May, to restore freedom of navigation for commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz". Centcom said "Project Freedom" would
Project Freedom’ after Saudis refused use of bases and airspace A refusal by Saudi Arabia to allow the US to use its bases and airspace to provide a military escort for oil tankers passing through
Project Freedom”, a US operation designed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has denied these claims. - State media reported that the Iranian fast boats the US military
Project Freedom [after Saudi Arabia stopped the US military from using its bases or airspace](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/07/trump-project-freedom-saudi-arabia-strait-of-hormuz) to carry out the operation
Project Freedom" was being undertaken on behalf of Iran, too. But that is not how Iran sees the operation. A statement from the head of Iran's central command said that it would attack
operation, dubbed “Project Freedom”, has shaken a fragile ceasefire reached between Iran and the US on April 8 and renewed fears of a return to war. Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB quoted an unnamed Iranian
US operation – called [Project Freedom](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/04/project-freedom-marks-a-classic-trump-flip-from-warmonger-to-humanitarian) – on Monday to help hundreds of ships trapped in the Gulf. - **Centcom chief Adm Brad Cooper declined to say whether he thought the ceasefire with Tehran that
military began implementing on Monday a Trump plan – dubbed Project Freedom – to guide ships through Hormuz and break the Iranian blockade on the strategic shipping lanes. Washington said it helped two US merchant vessels through
Project Freedom”. Hegseth told a press conference on Tuesday the operation to encourage commercial ships to transit the strait was temporary and the truce was not over. “We’re not looking for a fight … Right
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 of adequate preparations. Senior
Project Freedom”](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/04/shipping-bosses-nervous-trump-plan-to-guide-vessels-strait-of-hormuz-iran) to open a route through the strait of Hormuz. More than 800 ships and roughly 20,000 crew members remain stranded in the region. Just hours after the operation began
Project Freedom to see whether "the Agreement can be finalized and signed", Trump abruptly changed tone. He said on Wednesday morning that an Iran deal was a "big assumption" and if it was not agreed