Iran threatens to attack US forces in Strait of Hormuz after Trump says military will help stranded ships
Iran says any U.S. forces entering the strait will be attacked as Project Freedom begins to move hundreds of stranded ships.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump announced 'Project Freedom,' a U.S. operation to guide commercial ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz amid Iran's blockade of the strategic waterway.
- Tensions remain high as Iran continues blocking the strait, choking global oil supplies and leaving thousands of seafarers stranded on oil vessels. Britain's maritime trade agency warned the security threat level remains critical after two ships were hit by projectiles in recent hours.
- With 15,000 personnel and over 100 land and sea-based aircraft, U.S. Central Command characterized the operation as a 'humanitarian gesture on behalf of the United States,' though Trump claimed it assists ships from nations 'not involved with' the Middle Eastern dispute.
- Iranian military officials asserted the strait's security rests with their armed forces, warning that any foreign armed force, 'especially the aggressive US army,' will be attacked if it attempts entry. Tehran views the operation as a ceasefire violation.
- While Trump revealed U.S. officials are engaged in 'very positive discussions' with Tehran, he simultaneously rejected Iran's latest conflict-resolution proposal as 'not acceptable,' as Iran pushes for a 30-day ceasefire window.
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A pair of American-flagged merchant vessels just successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz under U.S. Navy escort—the first cracks in Iran's months-long blockade. Project Freedom, Trump's new strategy to restore commercial traffic, may have just removed Tehran's biggest source of leverage in the war.
Iran Threatens Retaliation Against Ships Passing Through Strait Of Hormuz
Source: AMIRHOSSEIN KHORGOOEI / Getty As we pass the 60-day mark of the war in Iran, it’s become abundantly clear that this is not going to end anytime soon. One of the focal points of the conflict has been the Strait of Hormuz, through which much of the world’s oil and fertilizer supply passes. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that U.S. military ships would escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, though the Iranian military quickly…
Donald Trump announced an operation from Monday to unlock ships stuck in the Gulf, causing a warning from Tehran.
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