Washington to launch effort to 'guide' stranded ships from Hormuz strait
發佈日期: 2026-05-04 21:01
TVB News
US President Donald Trump said Washington will launch an effort on Monday to "guide" stranded ships from the Iran-gripped Strait of Hormuz.
Ebrahim Azizi, Head of the National Security Commission of Iran's parliament, said any interference in the strait would be seen as a ceasefire violation. This comes as Iran's navy said it had prevented the entry of enemy warships into the Strait of Hormuz by issuing a swift and decisive warning.
The semi-official Fars news agency said a US warship had been hit by two missiles while sailing near the port of Jask at the southern entrance to the strait and turned back from its attempt to transit the strait.
US President Donald Trump gave few details about what could be a sweeping attempt to help hundreds of vessels and some 20,000 seafarers.
Trump said neutral and innocent countries have been affected by the Iran war, and the US has told these countries that the US will "guide their ships safely out of these restricted waterways, so that they can freely and ably get on with their business."
Trump said "Project Freedom" would begin on Monday morning in the Middle East, adding his representatives are having discussions with Iran, which could lead to something very positive for all. Trump also sounded a warning. He said if, in any way, this humanitarian process is interfered with, that interference will have to be dealt with forcefully.
US Central Command said the initiative would involve guided-missile destroyers, more than 100 aircraft and 15,000 service members.
Iran's state-run IRNA news agency called Trump's announcement part of his delirium.
Ebrahim Azizi, Head of the National Security Commission of Iran's parliament, said any interference in the strait would be seen as a ceasefire violation.
Trump spoke hours after Iran said it was reviewing the US response to its latest proposal to end the war and made clear these are not nuclear negotiations.
Iran's 14-point peace plan calls for a permanent end to hostilities and the withdrawal of US troops from areas near its borders.
Elsewhere, thousands of Shia Muslims participated in an event to pay condolence to the former Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Karachi, denouncing US and Israel.
The organisers of the public gathering also displayed a wall of children's photos who died in the US-Israel missile attack in the Iranian city of Minab.
Neither the US nor Israel has accepted responsibility for the attack, which has come under staunch criticism from the United Nations and human rights groups.
