Talk:Operation Project Freedom

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Where is the source calling this plan a military operation? WSJ says no US ships will escort vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, and that "Project Freedom" is a rehashing of previous Trump rhetoric encouraging ships to cross the strait on their own: https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/trump-says-u-s-will-guide-stranded-ships-through-strait-of-hormuz-09e0d7cf?mod=hp_lead_pos1 ~2026-24262-22 (talk) 22:52, 3 May 2026 (UTC) [reply ]

Description of suggested change:

I cannot find, in the cited sources or elsewhere, any countries other than the US itself participating in this military operation. Lead should be rephrased to reflect reality. WP:LEAD

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Patternbuffered (talk) 13:05, 4 May 2026 (UTC) [reply ]

Done Day Creature (talk) 16:40, 4 May 2026 (UTC) [reply ]

I request that this gets added into the article, specifically the Implementation section:

Danish shipping company Maersk said that the Alliance Fairfax, a US-flagged vehicle carrier operated by subsidiary Farrell Lines, has successfully crossed the Strait of Hormuz accompanied by U.S. military assets as part of Project Freedom.^[1] IranScribe0 (talk) 22:51, 4 May 2026 (UTC) [reply ]

Done A sentence was written about this, not in your words though. And not by me. Lova Falk (talk) 14:34, 6 May 2026 (UTC) [reply ]

On 5 May 2026, President Trump announced that the effort (Operation Project Freedom) was being put on hold, citing progress in talks with Iran. <https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/us-iran-war-trump-open-hormuz-attacks-ships-ceasefire-rcna343604> RobertDeFrance (talk) 00:06, 6 May 2026 (UTC) [reply ]

Done Not by me though. Lova Falk (talk) 14:33, 6 May 2026 (UTC) [reply ]

"Change the date range from present to 5/5/2026"

^[1] ~2026-27326-50 (talk) 01:31, 6 May 2026 (UTC) [reply ]

Done not by me though. Lova Falk (talk) 14:31, 6 May 2026 (UTC) [reply ]

This was locked before any serious discussion was allowed. The article is completely biased. ~2026-27555-65 (talk) 12:49, 6 May 2026 (UTC) [reply ]

Request to add one sentence to the "Initial escorts" subsection

Location: After the sentence that says "According to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the operation aims to save 23,000 civilians from 87 countries stranded in the Persian Gulf.[11]"

Sentence to add: On May 5, 2026, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth described Project Freedom as "defensive in nature, focused in scope and temporary in duration," distinguishing it from the broader Operation Epic Fury in Iran.

Source: Wendler, Jacob (May 5, 2026). "Trump announces a pause on US escorts of ships in Strait of Hormuz." Politico. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/05/trump-announces-a-pause-on-us-escorts-of-ships-in-strait-of-hormuz-00907622 Mohammed Shahidullah-Bin-Anwar (talk) 04:04, 8 May 2026 (UTC) [reply ]

Done Lova Falk (talk) 05:54, 8 May 2026 (UTC) [reply ]

Change "Trumpp" to "Trump" in the last sentence of the second paragraph in the 'Pause' section. K2M1 (talk) 12:42, 10 May 2026 (UTC) [reply ]

Already done Day Creature (talk) 17:53, 10 May 2026 (UTC) [reply ]

Description of suggested change:

I suppose I should preface that I'm not requesting that the article be written from an aggressive point of view, but I do find it odd that there is barely a mention about Congress' reaction, seeing how Operation Epic Fury came to an end easily arguably due to the 60 day limit on unauthorized military operations, Operation Project Freedom picks up where Operation Epic Fury was time-barred, and the constant doublespeak and runaround that the administration provides to Congress and the press regarding the war/not war/whatever you want to call it. I also know the article is a stub and a potentially ongoing event, but when the primary source being used in the article is hostile to transparency and does not include additional sources, the reader has no choice but to doubt the neutral point of view of this stub as it currently stands. ~2026-28242-76 (talk) 03:38, 11 May 2026 (UTC) [reply ]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want made. Please detail the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Day Creature (talk) 05:46, 11 May 2026 (UTC) [reply ]