On his Truth Social network, the American president announced that the navy would escort ships belonging to countries “not involved” in the ongoing conflict with Iran. The US Navy will begin escorting ships from third countries through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, Donald Trump announced on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, May 3. “For the benefit of Iran, the Middle East, and the United States, we have informed these countries that we would guide their ships safely through these waterways,” the American president wrote on his Truth Social platform, referring to ships belonging to countries “not involved” in the ongoing conflict with Iran. “Countries around the world, which have nothing to do with the conflict in the Middle East (…) have asked the United States if we could help release their ships that are blocked in the Strait of Hormuz,” the American president recalled. The number of commercial ships of all categories present in the Gulf stood at 913 on April 29, according to the maritime tracking company AXSMarine.
A gesture of “goodwill”
“I told my representatives to inform them that we would do our best to get their boats and crews out of the strait. In any case, they said they would not return to the region until it is safe for navigation,” added Donald Trump. “This process, Project Freedom, will begin Monday morning Middle East time,” added Donald Trump, calling it a “humanitarian gesture on behalf of the United States, countries in the Middle East, and especially Iran.”
>”This is a gesture of ‘goodwill’ on behalf of all those who have fought so hard in recent months,” he emphasized.
He warned, however, that if this operation were to be impeded, it “should unfortunately be dealt with by force.”
