Blockade Efforts Increase With 'Project Freedom'

About this episode

The episode discusses President Trump's announcement of 'Project Freedom' to escort commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz amid increasing tensions with Iran.

President Trump announcing the U.S. will be escorting commercial ships out of the Strait of Hormuz. The new initiative is called “Project Freedom,” with the President saying countries around the world asked the U.S. for help freeing ships that have been “locked up” despite being “neutral and innocent bystanders” in the conflict. Adm. Brad Cooper, CENTCOM commander, says the U.S. blockade is tightening around Iran, with nearly 50 vessels being redirected, dozens of ships being damaged by Iranian attacks, and about 20,000 sailors remain stuck in the region. FOX’s John Saucier speaks with Jennifer Griffin, Chief National Security correspondent for FOX News Channel, who lays out the details of 'Project Freedom', and the latest state of the blockade. Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: John Saucier

Guest: Jennifer Griffin

Topics covered

• U.S. military
• shipping blockade
• Iran conflict
• national security
• Project Freedom

Keywords

• Project Freedom
• Strait of Hormuz
• Iran
• shipping blockade
• national security
• Adm. Brad Cooper
• Jennifer Griffin

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FOX News Channel

Places: Strait of Hormuz, Iran

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