Overview
- President Trump said Sunday that Project Freedom would start Monday to guide stranded commercial ships out of the Strait of Hormuz and to help crews running low on supplies.
- U.S. Central Command said it will support the effort with guided‑missile destroyers, more than 100 aircraft, multi‑domain drones and about 15,000 personnel.
- The U.S.-led Joint Maritime Information Center set an enhanced security area south of the usual lanes and told ships to route via Omani waters because uncleared mines make normal tracks extremely hazardous.
- Iran’s military warned it would attack any foreign forces that enter the strait, and senior lawmaker Ebrahim Azizi said U.S. interference would violate the ceasefire.
- UK maritime monitors reported a tanker hit by unidentified projectiles off Fujairah and a separate small‑craft attack near Sirik over the weekend, which helps explain why many operators have yet to accept U.S. guidance.