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Dulcinea

(10,248 posts)
Mon May 4, 2026, 07:48 AM 8 hrs ago

Trump says the US will 'guide' stranded ships from the Strait of Hormuz, starting on Monday

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States will launch an effort on Monday to “guide” stranded ships from the Iran-gripped Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump said, as two ships around the strait reported attacks.

Trump gave few details about what could be a sweeping attempt to help hundreds of vessels and some 20,000 seafarers. Iran quickly denounced the move as a ceasefire violation.

Trump said in a social media post on Sunday that “neutral and innocent” countries have been affected by the Iran war, and “we have told these Countries that we will guide their Ships safely out of these restricted Waterways, so that they can freely and ably get on with their business.”

“Project Freedom” would begin on Monday morning in the Middle East, Trump said, adding that his representatives are having discussions with Iran that could lead to something “very positive for all.”

https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-war-ceasefire-negotiations-strait-454006a0a9bb19a45a2f299c0869cefb

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Botany

(77,709 posts)
3. Questions
Mon May 4, 2026, 08:46 AM
7 hrs ago

1) And who will pay for all of this?

b) How many good American Men and Women serving aboard our Naval Ships will be put
@ risk or might be killed and or injured by the Chinese made jet powered drones that Iran has?

iii) Wasn’t the Strait of Hormuz open before Donny, S. Miller, and Hog’s Breath started Operation
Epstein Fury?

4) Now is the Military action going to happen during Trump’s planed war on the Cuban people?

e) Are there any Republicans who will stand up against this madness?

vi) will Russian satellites be providing real time data and images of our forces to Iran?

7) What was the name of the Admiral in the USN who Hog’s Breath fired @ the start of Trump’s
don’t look @ the Epstein Files war on Iran who told Trump that Iran would close down the Strait of
Hormuz first thing?

sakabatou

(46,249 posts)
5. Complete and utter BS
Mon May 4, 2026, 12:10 PM
4 hrs ago

The ships should be worried the US would bomb them intentionally or accidentally instead.

Wonder Why

(7,208 posts)
6. Go ahead, Donnie. Get on the mainsail of the lead ship and show the Iranians that you "have not begun to fight!"
Mon May 4, 2026, 12:32 PM
4 hrs ago

Commodore Bonespurs!

dempls

(49 posts)
7. Wonder how much that will cost the "ships"
Mon May 4, 2026, 01:02 PM
3 hrs ago

Trump found a new grift. You just had to know this was coming.

Ford_Prefect

(8,645 posts)
8. Kushner et al are market whispering again.
Mon May 4, 2026, 01:14 PM
3 hrs ago

What DJT proposes is another invitation to naval suicide.
NOT GONNA HAPPEN !!!!!!!!

One more bait and switch to pump the markets.

bleedingulcers

(89 posts)
9. Why does everything...
Mon May 4, 2026, 01:27 PM
3 hrs ago

have to have some stupid patriotic nickname? I know that the military likes to have names for large projects, but can we just DO something without wrapping it in the flag. Sheesh...

Fil1957

(811 posts)
12. What do the insurance companies have to say about this? Will they even cover ships with U.S. escort? If they don't, the
Mon May 4, 2026, 03:45 PM
50 min ago

strait is still effectively closed, even if no shots are fired.

Torchlight

(6,993 posts)
13. American President laughably announces another victory plan.
Mon May 4, 2026, 03:57 PM
38 min ago

Absolutely, Mr. trump-- those goalposts can't move themselves. He'll spend a day or two word-salading out a few speeches about Absolute Victory over Iran. He'll turn that assignment in two weeks. Honest Abe he will! His idiots will tell us Iran is still toothless after last month's surrender which came fast on the heels of last year's bombing them into surrender. Any other opinions they'll say, are just silly, seditious propaganda they hate seeing distributed "all over the place."

It's easy to be deaf, dumb and mute if you try hard enough.

JPK

(988 posts)
14. The first ballistic missile
Mon May 4, 2026, 04:16 PM
19 min ago

That hits a 3 Billion Dollar Arleigh Burke destroyer, doing substantial damage, remember the USS Cole. Many were killed and the expensive warship was out of action for at least two years for repairs as I recall. This is a fool's mission and we have the biggest fool running the show. Where has that great military mind, Kegsbreath been hiding? All gung-ho to start the thing but nowhere to be found with a solution after.
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