President Trump announced that the United States Navy, at the request of multiple nations, would start escorting ships from “neutral nations” out of the Strait of Hormuz. The president said this was a “humanitarian” mission because “Many of these ships are running low on food.” The president named this humanitarian mission “Project Freedom.” The president added, “If, in any way, this Humanitarian process is interfered with, that interference will, unfortunately, have to be dealt with forcefully.”