The “neutral and innocent” fleet started moving at sunrise, Trump has ordered the Navy to “guide” vessels from dozens of nations past the Iranian threat today…
Tehran is still reviewing the 14-point peace proposal, the Foreign Ministry says it won’t end the nuclear program just to lift the siege…
Gas prices hit $4.45 a gallon this morning, AAA says the “strait hostage” situation has added 30 cents to the pump in just seven days…
Trump warns any interference with the escort will be “dealt with forcefully,” the bombers are parked on the edge of the ceasefire…
The President is calling a massive naval bluff today, he’s tired of waiting for the 30-day clock to run out.
We have 15,000 personnel and over 100 aircraft providing a “defensive umbrella” for the merchant fleet. Trump is using the term “guide” to avoid technically breaking the ceasefire rules, but the bombers are on the tarmac if the IRGC decides to push back.
The ship escort idea was one of the dumbest ideas I’ve ever seen in modern warfare.
Only a nation as arrogance as us would try such a thing when the Strait has been closed for 8 weeks straight.
We’re a nation run by morons.
— QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) May 4, 2026
Trump ordered the move to break the “strait hostage” crisis.
“US President Donald Trump has officially mobilised the US military to launch “Project Freedom”, as fraught discussions to end the hostilities with Iran roll on.
The US military will use its arsenal and thousands of service members to free vessels stuck in the Strait of Hormuz, according to US Central Command.
Analysts believe the plan is a US-led attempt to restart limited commercial movement through the vital waterway without the mission becoming a full wartime convoy campaign.
Iran immediately rebuffed the measure and said on Monday it had forced one US warship to turn back at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz. Centcom denied a report that the warship had been struck by Iranian missiles.
Iran’s Fars News Agency reported that the vessel was operating near Jask and was accused of breaching maritime traffic and security regulations while attempting to cross the strait.
The ship was unable to continue after being struck and turned around, the agency said, citing Iranian sources.
Centcom rejected the report, saying US forces were continuing to operate in the region as part of “Project Freedom”.”
15,000 personnel + 100 aircraft
“US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Sunday that its forces will “support merchant vessels seeking to freely transit” the Strait of Hormuz under President Donald Trump’s “Project Freedom.”
“U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces will begin supporting Project Freedom, May 4, to restore freedom of navigation for commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz,” it said in a post on the US social media platform X.
CENTCOM added that support for merchant vessels transiting the strait will include guided-missile destroyers, more than 100 land and sea-based aircraft, multi-domain unmanned platforms and 15,000 service members.
“Our support for this defensive mission is essential to regional security and the global economy as we also maintain the naval blockade,” said CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper.”
National average hit $4.45/gallon.
