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Details of how the operation will be carried out remain limited. Axios reported, citing two American officials, that the effort may not rely on traditional naval escorts, but that U.S. warships will remain in the vicinity to deter Iranian interference if necessary, while providing commercial vessels with guidance on the safest maritime lanes — including routes not mined by Iranian forces.
Later Sunday night, U.S. Central Command confirmed it will begin supporting Project Freedom on Monday, outlining a significant military posture behind the effort. In a statement, CENTCOM said the mission — directed by President Trump — is aimed at restoring freedom of navigation for commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a corridor through which roughly a quarter of the world’s seaborne oil trade passes.
“Our support for this defensive mission is essential to regional security and the global economy as we also maintain the naval blockade,” CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper said.
The command said U.S. support will include guided-missile destroyers, more than 100 land- and sea-based aircraft, multi-domain unmanned platforms, and approximately 15,000 service members — underscoring the scale of the operation as Washington moves to secure commercial transit through the strategic chokepoint.
Earlier Sunday, President Trump said the latest Iranian proposal failed to meet U.S. requirements, telling Israel’s Kan News he had reviewed the offer and rejected it.
“I studied the new Iranian proposal, and it is not acceptable to me,” he said, adding that “the campaign is progressing very well.”
The proposal — a 14-point framework conveyed via Pakistani intermediaries — has been widely reported to demand sweeping concessions from Washington, including sanctions relief, the withdrawal of U.S. forces from the region, an end to the naval blockade, and a halt to hostilities across multiple fronts, while deferring meaningful negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program.
Iranian officials moved Sunday to dispute key elements of those reports. Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Tehran’s proposal is focused solely on ending the conflict and insisted that “at this stage” there are no nuclear negotiations underway, while rejecting claims that the plan includes provisions related to clearing mines in the Strait.
State-linked outlets, including Fars News Agency, similarly pushed back on reports that Iran had agreed to a long-term halt to uranium enrichment or to reopening the Strait prior to a final agreement — underscoring the gap between public reporting and Tehran’s official position.
Against that backdrop, President Trump’s launch of Project Freedom introduces a new operational step — moving to extract neutral vessels and crews from the strategic chokepoint while maintaining pressure on Tehran and warning against any attempt to disrupt the effort.
The move effectively places the onus on Iran to allow the safe departure of non-involved shipping — or risk escalation if it chooses to interfere.
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dear God father holy Spirit shine your Love and protection upon all who shines light on casting out the darkness Amen
DEAR LORD GOD
PLEASE HELP THE PRESIDENT DO THE CORRECT THING AND END THE TYRANNY OF THE IRGC AND THAT THE KHOMENI FAMILY IS REMOVED FROM ANY POWER ALONG WITH THE IRGC AND THAT THE CTIZENS OF IRAN ARE ABLE TO ESTABLISH A FORM OF GOVERNMENT THAT LETS THEM PROSPER IN PIECE. CAPITALISM WHILE IMPERFECT IS THE BEST CHOICE WORLD WIDE.
I ASK IN JESUS’ NAME
AMEN
Enough is enough!
Lord Jesus, I pray that Your will may be accomplished in this ongoing situation.. I pray that opening the Strait of Hormuz will turn out to be a beneficial move on President Trump’s part. Trying to negotiate with Iran is, and will continue to be, an exercise in futility, We are not able to negotiate anything lasting, as these people cannot be trusted. These “leaders” have no integrity whatsoever, and can’t be reasoned with. Blowing up their nation completely and totally is the only option that they will understand. May Your will be done, Lord Jesus.
According to a new Washington Post–ABC News–Ipsos poll, fifty-nine percent of Americans believe President Donald J. Trump does not have the mental sharpness necessary to lead the country. Fifty-five percent think he does not have the physical health to serve as president. Fifty-four percent say they don’t think Trump is a strong leader. Sixty-seven percent think Trump doesn’t carefully consider important decisions.
Today, Susannah George and Tara Copp of the Washington Post reported that as the U.S. ramps up its attempts to open the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is responding with military attacks. This morning, Iran fired drones and missiles at two U.S. destroyers and two merchant vessels moving through the strait. According to Admiral Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. Central Command, none of the ships were hit.
But Iran also launched six fast boats at the commercial ships. Cooper said the U.S. destroyed those vessels.
Ahmad Vahidi, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, posted on social media: “The Strait of Hormuz will not be opened by the tweet of the President of the United States; the management and control of this waterway is in the hands of Iran. Nothing will have the right to enter without permission, and in the event of a violation of this matter, it will be considered a legitimate target.”
Iran also hit the United Arab Emirates today with fifteen missiles and four drones. One of the armaments started a fire in the oil hub of Fujairah.
Trump told Trey Yingst of the Fox News Channel today that his military blockade of Iranian ports is the “greatest military maneuver in history.” He also said that if the Iranians target U.S. ships, they will be ”blown off the face of the earth.” And yet, as Iran demonstrated by hitting the United Arab Emirates today, resuming the war could devastate the Middle East, plunging the globe into even more economic chaos. So, for now, Trump appears to be hanging onto the ceasefire.
Alexander Ward of the Wall Street Journal noted that today, at the White House, Trump told a group of small-business owners that he “call[s] it a mini war.”
Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) called out the fact that the Trump administration argued on Friday that it did not have to get congressional approval for the war on Iran at the 60-day mark required by the 1973 War Powers Resolution because, it said, the war had “terminated” on April 7. It made the claim despite the fact that a blockade is an act of war and the U.S. continues to blockade Iranian ports. Asked on Saturday how he could say the war had terminated when the U.S. military was enforcing the blockade, Trump told reporters: “Well, it’s a very friendly blockade. Nobody’s even challenging it.”
Duckworth, who lost both legs when serving as a U.S. Army helicopter pilot in the Iraq War, posted: “U.S. and Iranian ships are exchanging missile fire today in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump’s claims that hostilities have ceased were bullsh*t. He is lying to the American people and prolonging his disastrous war of choice—And he’s doing it illegally.”
How is project freedom going to work in the straits of Hormuz without deals?? Maybe the Lord God of Israel has the answer we don’t know or understand.?