'Project Freedom’ is coordination effort, not escort mission - WSJ
US officials say Donald Trump did not announce a naval escort mission in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a Wall Street Journal.
The officials described “Project Freedom”—earlier referred to as the Maritime Freedom Construct—as a coordination cell designed to guide US-flagged and other vessels through safe navigation lanes.
The initiative would identify routes free of threats such as mines, rather than involve direct military escort of ships through the waterway.
The clarification follows Trump’s earlier announcement, which had suggested a more active US role in securing passage through the strategic strait.
