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Trump: US to Help ‘Free Up’ Ships in Strait of Hormuz Starting Monday

Trump revealed plans to “free up” the ships in the crucial waterway in a Truth Social post on May 3.
Trump: US to Help ‘Free Up’ Ships in Strait of Hormuz Starting Monday
The Ateela 2 Oil Tanker boat navigates the sea on Qeshm Island, Iran, in the Strait of Hormuz, on April 28, 2026. Asghar Besharati/Getty Images
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U.S. forces will “help free up” ships trapped in the Strait of Hormuz starting on Monday morning, President Donald Trump said on May 3.

Trump said countries from across the world had asked the United States to help move the stranded ships.

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