US launches Hormuz ship guidance plan amid Iranian warnings
President Donald Trump announced a US plan to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz shortly before it began, but key details remain unclear. US Central Command said Project Freedom will involve guided-missile destroyers, more than 100 aircraft and unmanned platforms. Experts told CNN the mission appears more focused on presence and reassurance than close convoy escorts, which they said would be hard in the narrow waterway. Iran warned that US interference would violate the ceasefire and said foreign military forces could be attacked. Shipping executives and analysts questioned whether the plan reduces risk or whether the US has enough destroyers for escort duty.
Iran warned foreign forces against entering the Strait of Hormuz.
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Ships have been slow to use the strait because Iran has de facto control there. The US…
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