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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 of a return to war. Trump
Project Freedom” had allowed the US to gain control of the strait**, despite Iran claiming it has actually strengthened its control of the waterway, and thousands of cargo ships remain stranded there. , one of those options was the forcible opening of the strait through the might of the US Navy, guns blazing if necessary. That seemed
military said US forces will be attacked if they enter the strait and told commercial ships and oil tankers to refrain from moving unless they are coordinating with Iran, Ali Abdollahi, the head
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”, 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
military operations in Lebanon,** with the IDF operating with “large forces on the ground” in order to take control of “strategic areas”. - **Meanwhile, the proposed peace agreement between Iran and the US seemed to remain
military reported that two US-flagged merchant ships crossed the strait in the hours after Trump announced “Project Freedom”, there have yet to be any signs of a substantial resumption of maritime traffic
operation he dubbed “Project Freedom”. Iran issued a new map of the strait with new boundaries further to the east, and warned shipping not to attempt to pass without coordinating with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard
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
Project Freedom” – just a day after it began came after requests from “mediator Pakistan and other countries”. He said “Great Progress has been made toward a Complete and Final Agreement” with Tehran. The US president
Project Freedom](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/07/trump-project-freedom-saudi-arabia-strait-of-hormuz) after 36 hours and the passage of just two US-flagged ships. Saudi Arabia had refused permission for US forces to use its bases and airspace for the operation. Tehran
us to know that 'we can control where you go, we can control where your garbage goes, we control every aspect of your life. You have no freedom.'" In a statement, the Israeli military told
Project Freedom" would begin on Monday morning in the Middle East, Trump said, adding that his representatives are having discussions with Iran that could lead to something "very positive for all." U.S. Central Command said
US company’s politics. Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs led the calls for Palantir, which also works for Donald Trump’s ICE immigration crackdown and the Israeli military, to be removed as a supplier
operations”. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the ceasefire “certainly holds”. ## Has Washington blinked? The central question is whether the US has, implicitly, accepted Iran’s core demand: end the war and settle the Strait
operation, dubbed “Project Freedom”. Bessent said the US is saying that the Iranians “do not have control” of Hormuz. “We have absolute control of the strait,” he added. Still, the secretary of the US Treasury
Project Freedom” declaration, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned that ships deemed to be in breach of its rules in the Strait of Hormuz “will be stopped by force”, while insisting there