Staff Reports
President Donald Trump has rolled out “Project Freedom” — a U.S.-led effort to guide and escort commercial ships stuck in the Strait of Hormuz. The White House calls it a humanitarian move. CENTCOM calls it a major operation with destroyers, aircraft, unmanned platforms and roughly 15,000 service members. Sound simple? It isn’t.
Project Freedom: What the U.S. just launched
The president put a clear label on the mission and asked allies to join. CENTCOM has already begun mine‑clearance work, sent guided‑missile destroyers through the strait, and deployed underwater drones and aircraft to clear lanes. The administration is pitching the operation as a way to free about 2,000 stranded vessels and some 20,000 sail
