Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’: Can US navy ‘guide’ stuck ships out of Hormuz?

Trump says US navy will free up ships stranded in the Gulf, but it remains unclear how the campaign will be implemented.

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United States President Donald Trump has said Washington will guide ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz to safety – in an initiative dubbed “Project Freedom” – signalling a potential challenge to Iran’s blockade of the strategic waterway.

“The Ship movement is merely meant to free up people, companies, and Countries that have done absolutely nothing wrong – They are victims of circumstance,” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, calling it a “humanitarian gesture”.

Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’: Can US navy ‘guide’ stuck ships out of Hormuz?

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