About this episode

The episode discusses the U.S. Military's efforts to secure safe travel lanes for commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz amid rising tensions.

The U.S. Military is defending commercial ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz under the name 'Project Freedom.' CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper told reporters this week that several U.S. flagged commercial vessels have already traversed the waterway. With U.S. Apache and Seahawk helicopters having to sink six IRGC small boats that were targeting commercial ships in the Strait, what is the actually state of the ceasefire? FOX’s John Saucier speaks with Brent Sadler, Senior Research Fellow with the Heritage Foundation, Naval Warfare and Advanced Technology, Allison Center for National Security, who says despite obstacles like water mines and 'mosquito boats', the combined U.S. forces active in the Strait have taken control of it. 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: Brent Sadler

Topics covered

• U.S. Military
• Strait of Hormuz
• commercial shipping
• Project Freedom
• naval warfare
• IRGC

Keywords

• U.S. Military
• Strait of Hormuz
• commercial vessels
• Project Freedom
• naval warfare
• IRGC
• ceasefire

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Heritage Foundation, U.S. Military, CENTCOM

Products: Apache, Seahawk

Places: Strait of Hormuz, U.S.

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