Trump says ‘Project Freedom’ will guide ‘innocent bystander’ ships through Strait of Hormuz

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump says ‘Project Freedom’ will guide ‘innocent bystander’ ships through Strait of HormuzThousands of U.S. troops and dozens of aircraft are to be deployed to assist in the effort - Iran has already threatened retaliationOisin Mcilroy Monday 04 May 2026 10:17 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2969966","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-iran-war-strait-hormuz-blockade-b2969966.html","title":"Trump says US will guide ‘innocent bystander’ ships through Strait of Hormuz "}}CloseTrump threatens to 'blast the hell' out of IranSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Presi...