What we know about Trump's 'Project Freedom' aimed to help stranded ships through Strait of Hormuz

What we know about Trump's 'Project Freedom' aimed to help stranded ships through Strait of Hormuz59 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GooglePaulin KolaReutersPresident Donald Trump has announced that the US will help "guide" ships which have been stranded by Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz.The Strait has remained largely blocked since the US and Israel launched air strikes on Iran - and Tehran responded by blocking the crucial waterway through which 20% of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas is meant to pass freely.What does Trump's "Project Freedom" entail and could it lead to a resumption of hostilities? What did Trump say?The president said the US had been asked by countries "from all over the World" to help free up their ships which were "locked up in the Strait of Hormuz" and were "merely neutral and innocent bystanders!".And so, in response, the US would "guide their Ships safely out of these restricted Waterways". "The Ship movement is merely meant to free up people, companies, and Countries that have done absolutely nothing wrong — They are victims of circumstance," Trump said in the post on his Truth Social platform.He added this was "a Humanitarian gesture on behalf of the United States, Middle Eastern Countries but, in particular, the Country of Iran" - as many of these vessels were "running low on food, and everything else necessary for largescale crews to stay on board in a healthy and sanitary manner".Follow live updatesWhat is Iran's response?Trump's announcement appears mild compared to previous statements against Iran. The statement even makes it sound like Iran is a party to the operation - the president went as far as to say "Project Freedom" was being undertaken on behalf of Iran, too. But that is not how Iran sees the operation. A statement from the head of Iran's central command sai...