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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.
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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
Jacki Thrapp
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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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Jacki Thrapp
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Jacki Thrapp is an Emmy® Award-winning journalist based in Nashville. She previously worked at The New York Post, Fox News Channel and has written a series of Off-Broadway musicals in NYC. Contact her at [email protected]