Breaking: After Attack of Cargo Vessel, Trump Directs US to Escort Foreign Ships Through Hormuz
Invoking the mantle of a global mediator, President Donald Trump late Sunday announced the immediate activation of “Project Freedom,” a high-stakes, U.S.-led initiative designed to shepherd foreign vessels through the increasingly volatile Strait of Hormuz. The announcement comes as the narrow waterway—the world’s most critical arterial chokepoint for global energy—sits at the heart of a…