Launched on Monday by Donald Trump, the 'Project Freedom' operation, intended to restore safe passage through the strategic waterway, led to renewed tensions with Tehran.

Vessels have been largely unable to pass through the Strait of Hormuz for months, disrupting key supply chains.

What does the operation entail and could it lead to a resumption of hostilities?

U.S. Admiral Brad Cooper, the head of Central Command, declined to comment on whether he thought a ceasefire begun on April 8 remained in effect.

The U.S. and Iran launched new attacks in the Gulf as they wrestled for control over the Strait of Hormuz.

The president announced an audacious bid to use the might of the US Navy to escort ships through the waterway

According to the report, on May 3 the United States privately notified Iran of the launch of Operation Project Freedom in the Strait of Hormuz, aimed at ensuring the safe passage…

President Donald Trump announced the operation Sunday, saying the U.S. will "guide" ships stuck due to the Iran war through the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran has “not even begun yet” in the standoff over the critical waterway, a top official warned after Tehran attacked ships that were part of the new American "Project Freedom."…

Washington is maintaining a blockade of Iran's ports in a bid to pressure Iran to make a deal to end the war that the US and Israel launched on February 28. Trump, on April 8,…

The US administration has decided to suspend Project Freedom, an operation facilitating vessel transit through the Strait of Hormuz, pending clarity that Iran deal negotiations…

Trump pauses military operations in Hormuz, citing progress in Iran negotiations, warning of increased bombing if no deal is reached.

The US president pauses the military operation to get ships through the Strait of Hormuz two days after he announced it.

Forty-eight hours after launching an operation to escort ships through the strategic waterway, the US president suspended it, citing progress in negotiations with Iran.

Saudi Arabia was reportedly frustrated by the US announcement of a plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz