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Trump Announces 'Project Freedom' to Help Stranded Ships Leave Strait of Hormuz
President says project starting Monday will guide ships through restricted waterways as Iran tightens grip on strategic chokepoint
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- Trump announced Project Freedom, starting Monday, to help stranded ships leave the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively closed since the US-Israel war began February 28.
- The project will guide neutral countries' ships through restricted waterways.
- Iran said it was reviewing the US response to its latest peace proposal, though Trump clarified these are not nuclear negotiations.
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Trump announced Project Freedom, starting Monday, to help stranded ships leave the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively closed since the US-Israel war began February 28. The project will guide neutral countries' ships through restricted waterways. Iran said it was reviewing the US response to its latest peace proposal, though Trump clarified these are not nuclear negotiations. A cargo ship was attacked near the strait Sunday, the latest in at least two dozen attacks since the war began.
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