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Project Freedom would be a humanitarian gesture “on behalf of the United States, Middle Eastern Countries but, in particular, the Country of Iran”. “I have told my Representatives to inform them that we will
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 Iranian officials
military leaders. [According to Axios](https://www.axios.com/2026/05/04/trump-iran-strait-hormuz-operation), 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
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. , the US effort to [guide stranded vessels](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) out of the strait of Hormuz launched on Monday, but added that his [blockade of Iranian ports](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/02/trump-us-navy-pirates-iran-blockade)
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
Freedom](/news/2026/5/5/trump-announces-pause-on-us-operation-to-unblock-strait-of-hormuz) — the mission aimed at escorting stranded ships through the Strait of Hormuz — on Sunday, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted on X that “there’s no military solution to a political crisis
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
military said two American-flagged merchant ships successfully transited the strait on Monday, but it remained to be seen if any more ships would cross through on Tuesday. Ship tracking data showed a Panamanian-flagged
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 Corps (IRGC). Then
military rule have to “negotiate” for their freedom and that the owners of the land have to “negotiate” for Israel to return their land to them. At the time, we Palestinians were told by many
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
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 suggested that
Project Freedom". An estimated 20,000 sailors have been trapped in the Gulf since the start of the war with Iran. There has been growing concern over dwindling supplies and the effects on sailors' physical
Project Freedom”. In a further escalation, the UAE on Monday reported drone and missile attacks, including one that caused a fire at a major [energy hub in Fujairah](/news/2026/5/4/uae-reports-missile-and-drone-strikes-incoming-from-iran), marking the first such incidents
us," adding that it hadn't heard from the Department of the Interior or the National Park Service to that effect. The course [appeared to be open](https://x.com/RickMaese/status/2051253818919149803?s=20) on Monday morning. A [fundraising
military](https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/prioritizing-military-excellence-and-readiness/), [schools](https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/ending-radical-indoctrination-in-k-12-schooling/), [sports](https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/keeping-men-out-of-womens-sports/), [doctors offices](https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/protecting-children-from-chemical-and-surgical-mutilation/) and [legal documents](https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/defending-women-from-gender-ideology-extremism-and-restoring-biological-truth-to-the-federal-government/) such as passports. Restrictions on medical transition have [so far](https://www.kff.org
military will maintain its presence in the Middle East and that its naval blockade of Iranian ports would continue. Ordoñez says Tehran is [staying on the offensive](https://one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId=nx-s1-5795409:x). One adviser posted on social