The semiofficial Fars News Agency, which has close ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, claimed an unidentified US ship was hit by two missiles near the port of Jask.

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Iran says it will attack vessels that take up President Trump's offer for the U.S. military to guide them through the Strait of Hormuz.

The U.S. military will help free ships that have been "locked up" and unable to transit the key trade route, the president announced.

U.S. Central Command said destroyers, warplanes, and thousands of soldiers will support the effort to guide ships out of the Strait of Hormuz.

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The United States said Monday it is ready to guide commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz in a new effort to end the blockade wreaking havoc on the global economy.

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Trump pledged “Project Freedom” will have the U.S. military escort trapped ships out of the Strait of Hormuz.

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President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the United States will begin what he dubbed “Project Freedom” on Monday to guide and free foreign ships trapped in the Strait of Hormuz, warning that any interference with the humanitarian operation “will be dealt with forcefully” as vessels he described as “neutral and innocent bystanders” remain stranded amid the conflict.

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