US Revives Freedom Operation to Escort Tankers Through Strait of Hormuz

The United States has reactivated Freedom Operation, a mission designed to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, with plans to assist 12 vessels in the coming days. The move underscores renewed maritime security efforts along one of the world’s most sensitive energy transit routes. As part of the operation, the US Navy escorted a Greek tanker sailing off Oman that was carrying 2 million barrels of crude oil. The ship had been waiting in the Gulf region since early March and is now heading to India to deliver its cargo. The initiative is being viewed as a continuation of Project Freedom, which was launched earlier by President Donald Trump and then halted shortly afterward. The renewed deployment signals Washington’s intent to reassert a protective naval presence in the waterway.