{"id":329995,"date":"2026-05-06T06:42:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T01:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=329995"},"modified":"2026-05-06T06:42:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T01:12:20","slug":"1000s-of-sailors-stranded-in-strait-of-hormuz-left-waiting-for-trumps-project-freedom-news-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/06\/1000s-of-sailors-stranded-in-strait-of-hormuz-left-waiting-for-trumps-project-freedom-news-world\/","title":{"rendered":"1000’s of sailors stranded in Strait of Hormuz left waiting for Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’ | News World"},"content":{"rendered":"

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1000’s of sailors are still stuck due to stalemate on the Strait of Hormuz (Picture: AFP\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tensions on the\u00a0Strait of Hormuz\u00a0proceed\u00a0greater than 24 hours after\u00a0Donald Trump\u00a0declared \u2018Project Freedom,\u2019\u00a0with\u00a0little change\u00a0for tankers stranded within the high-pressure zone. <\/p>\n

The narrow passage has turn out to be the focus of the war in Iran, began by the US and Israel on February 28, which saw the Strait being blockaded by\u00a0Tehran.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

In a bid to ease shipping, Trump announced his \u2018Project Freedom,\u2019 a US-led operation to guide\u00a0neutral\u00a0vessels out of the Strait.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Some seafarers have been stranded for months because the Strait became effectively closed, with shipping firms hesitant to transit through it for fear of being attacked by Iranian forces.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The US said that two American-flagged merchant vessels had moved through the Strait on Monday after the project kicked off. <\/p>\n

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The situation appears to stay largely the identical on the Strait of Hormuz before and after Trump\u2019s \u2018Project Freedom,\u2019 with lots of of vessels lingering across the Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf (Picture: Marine Traffic)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Nevertheless, experts have warned that that is only a drop within the ocean in comparison with\u00a0some 135 vessels transiting through before the beginning of the war.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The International Maritime Organization said it is anxious for the welfare of 20,000 seafarers affected by the instability. <\/p>\n

One Ukrainian sailor said the crews have been trapped for 2 months, forcing them to fish from the deck and find ways to entertain themselves while being separated from their families.<\/p>\n

The sailor told the Latest Voice of Ukraine<\/a>: \u2018I contacted my family, calmed them down and explained that it\u2019s not as scary here because it is in Ukraine.<\/p>\n

\u2018That was actually true. I also told them that so long as we\u2019re at anchor, the whole lot can be effective.\u2019<\/p>\n

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The Trump administration has insisted that the project to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz is separate from the war in Iran (Picture: Getty Images North America)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Trump announced over the weekend that \u2018Project Freedom\u2019 will start on Monday morning to \u2018unlock people, firms, and Countries which have done absolutely nothing fallacious \u2013 they’re victims of circumstance.\u2019\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The US president described it as a \u2018humanitarian gesture\u00a0on behalf of america, Middle Eastern countries, but, particularly, the country of Iran.\u2019\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s project appears to have all but eased the situation on the Strait, with fears that direct fighting, which has been paused because the April ceasefire, could escalate again. <\/p>\n

The American forces said that they had shot at Iranian forces, sinking six small boats, while the United Arab Emirates said it had been targeted by Iran for the primary time in weeks, including a fireplace brought on by a drone at an oil facility.<\/p>\n

The US Defence Secretary, Pete Hegseth, claimed today that the shipping operation is a \u2018separate and distinct\u2019 mission from the war against Iran, branded as \u2018Operation Epic Fury.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Speaking on the Pentagon today, Hegseth said: \u2018To be clear, this operation is separate and distinct from Operation Epic Fury. Project Freedom is defensive in nature, focused in scope and temporary in duration, with one mission, protecting innocent business shipping from Iranian aggression.\u2019 <\/p>\n

He insisted that the troops collaborating within the project is not going to enter the Iranian airspace or territorial waters. <\/p>\n

This is a vital detail for the Trump administration because the US law requires the president to terminate any use of United States Armed Forces after 60 days of beginning a war without the Congress\u2019s approval, which the war in Iran didn’t have.<\/p>\n

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Iran has warned that any passage through the Strait should be coordinated with it \u2018under all circumstances.\u2019 <\/p>\n

Its foreign minister Abbas Araghchi labelled the \u2018Project Freedom\u2019 as \u2018Projec Deadlock\u2019 on X, saying that Strait of Hormuz stalemate has \u2018no military solution.\u2019<\/p>\n

After a temporary opening of the Strait last month, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps warned ships from passing through it before soldiers boarded and attacked merchant ships. <\/p>\n

The regime then laid mines across the passage, leading the US to dam Iranian oil ports in a bid to strangle the regime\u2019s major source of income from shipments. <\/p>\n

Oil and fuel prices have skyrocketed world wide and within the UK because the Strait was blockaded, resulting in anxiety about when the stalemate\u00a0will end \u2013 and the way long fuel supplies will last. <\/p>\n

The uncertainty has hit the aviation industry and smaller airlines particularly, with US-based Spirit Airlines shutting down over the weekend.<\/p>\n

While the UK government and the fuel industry have insisted that Britain doesn’t have a fuel shortage, alarm has been raised over low levels that might see flights being cancelled this summer. <\/p>\n

The federal government announced emergency measures like relaxing flight take-off and landing rules in a bid to provide airlines flexibility. This might include airlines consolidating flights and moving passengers onto earlier flights on specific routes as an alternative of full cancellations.<\/p>\n

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