Trump Ordered The US Military Into The Strait Of Hormuz On Monday. Iran’s Parliament Security Chief Calls It A Ceasefire Violation.
CENTCOM is committing guided-missile destroyers, over 100 aircraft, and 15,000 service members to Project Freedom. A US official told CNN it is not an escort mission.
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President Donald Trump said the United States will begin guiding ships through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday morning, Middle East time. A US official told CNN it is not an escort mission. Trump named the operation Project Freedom in a Truth Social post on Sunday, May 3, 2026, and warned any interference would have to be dealt with forcefully. US Central Command said its support would include guided-missile destroyers, over 100 land and sea-based aircraft, multi-domain unmanned platforms, and 15,000 service members. Ebrahim Azizi, head of the Iranian parliament’s National Security Commission, wrote on X that any American interference in the new maritime regime of the Strait of Hormuz will be considered a violation of the ceasefire.
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→ Sunday May 3 Trump Announces Project Freedom On Truth Social Per CNN
→ Monday May 4 Middle East Time Operation Begins Per Trump Truth Social Post
→ CENTCOM Support Includes 15,000 Service Members Per CENTCOM Statement
→ Over 100 Land And Sea-Based Aircraft Per CENTCOM Statement
→ Guided-Missile Destroyers And Multi-Domain Unmanned Platforms Per CENTCOM Statement
→ A US Official Told CNN Project Freedom Is Not An Escort Mission Per CNN
→ Iran Parliament Security Chief Ebrahim Azizi Calls It A Ceasefire Violation Per CNN
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President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on Sunday, May 3, 2026, that the United States will begin guiding ships through the Strait of Hormuz starting Monday morning, Middle East time. He named the operation Project Freedom.
A critical operational distinction emerged immediately. CNN reported: “A US official told CNN that ‘Project Freedom’ is not an escort mission.” Task & Purpose quoted CENTCOM as saying the defensive mission would “involve coordinating the transit of the merchant vessels through the strait.” Trump’s announcement used the word “guide” and Trump’s representatives have been told to use “best efforts to get their Ships and Crews safely out of the Strait,” per his Truth Social post via The Jerusalem Post.
