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Julian Borger in Jerusalem

Trump says US navy will ‘guide’ trapped ships from strait of Hormuz amid ‘very positive’ talks with Iran

A man stands in the waters of the strait of Hormuz appearing to fish in front of cargo and other ships lining the horizon
A man appears to fish off Bandar Abbas in the strait of Hormuz as trapped ships line the horizon. Photograph: Razieh Poudat/AP

Donald Trump has announced that the US will “guide” ships trapped by the Iran war out of the Gulf through the strait of Hormuz on Monday morning, and claimed his representatives were having “very positive” discussions with Iran.

Trump wrote on his social media site that the operation, called “Project Freedom”, would be a humanitarian gesture “on behalf of the United States, Middle Eastern Countries but, in particular, the Country of Iran”.

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