US President Donald Trump has announced a new initiative to help commercial ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz. Donald Trump has named it ‘Project Freedom’. Trump has claimed that this initiative is for countries around the world who have sought American assistance so that they can safely remove their ships from this important sea route.
Donald Trump said in a post on ‘Truth Social’ that many countries around the world have requested America to help safely rescue their ships stuck in the Strait of Hormuz. He stressed that these countries are in no way involved in the ongoing conflict in West Asia.
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Will take out stranded ships: Trump
The US President said, “In the interest of Iran, the Middle East and the United States, we have informed these countries that we will safely escort their ships out of these restricted waterways, so that they can freely go about their business.”
US President said humanitarian efforts
Trump described the initiative as a humanitarian effort aimed at protecting crews and commercial shipping. “This is a humanitarian gesture on the part of the US, West Asian countries and especially Iran,” he said. He also pointed out that many ships are lacking food and other essential supplies, which are necessary for the large crew members to live there in a healthy and hygienic manner.
The campaign will start from Monday morning
The process of safely evacuating the ships under ‘Project Freedom’ will begin on Monday morning (West Asian Time). President Trump said that his representatives are having very positive discussions with Iran. He stressed that the move is meant to free people, companies and countries that have done nothing wrong. He said that these people are victims of circumstances.
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Trump gave strict warning on interference
President Trump has issued a strict warning against any interference in this humanitarian process. “If this humanitarian process is interfered with in any way, then unfortunately that interference will have to be dealt with forcefully,” he said.
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