US Navy reportedly restarts escort missions in Strait of Hormuz
The U.S. Navy has reportedly resumed escorting commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz after recent U.S. strikes on Iran, according to a report published on Tuesday.
Citing US military officials, The Wall Street Journal reported that the navy guided a Greek supertanker carrying 2 million barrels of crude oil through the strategic waterway off the coast of Oman, News.Az reports, citing Anadolu agency.
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The vessel had been stranded in the region since early March and is now bound for India to deliver its cargo, according to the US military officials cited in the report.
The escort marks a revival of the so-called "Project Freedom," a US initiative to guide ships through the critical shipping corridor that was suspended roughly 36 hours after it first launched.
By Ulviyya Salmanli
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