President Donald Trump announced Sunday the launch of “Project Freedom,” which will involve the U.S.-led facilitation of foreign ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz.
The strait, a key oil chokepoint in the Middle East that supplies much of the world’s oil, has become a key point of focus in the conflict between Iran and the United States.
Earlier Sunday, a large cargo craft was reportedly attacked by multiple small vessels traveling roughly 11 miles from Iran, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Trump announced the new arrangement to the public via a long message on Truth Social.
“Countries from all over the World, almost all of which are not involved in the Middle Eastern dispute going on so visibly, and violently, for all to see, have asked the United States if we could help free up their
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