WASHINGTON — Commercial traffic in the Strait of Hormuz ticked up on Tuesday as the Pentagon’s new “Project Freedom” took hold in President Trump’s latest strategy to test Iran’s will to stay in the fight.
At least 11 ships crossed through the critical oil chokepoint in the 24 hours that ended at 6 p.m. Tuesday, as the new US initiative to reopen the strait held hostage by Tehran commenced.
Though only about 18% of the daily traffic that normally passes through the key waterway, it was an improvement from Monday, when just two ships passed through, according to open-source tracking databases.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the military operation is a “favor to the world” to rescue innocent sailors stuck at sea because of Iran’s takeover of the Strait of Hormuz since the war broke out on Feb. 28.
Rubio said nearly “23,000 civilians from 87 different countries” have
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