Tim MakMay 4
#Trump, U.S. ‘Operation Freedom’ to rescue stranded ships in #Hormuz; Tanker struck after Trump’s ‘Operation #Freedom’ announcement; U.S. Central Command, U.S. warships crossed Hormuz Strait. https://www.iranwar.news/p/trump-us-operation-freedom-to-rescue
Trump, U.S. ‘Operation Freedom’ to rescue stranded ships in Hormuz; Tanker struck after Trump’s ‘Operation Freedom’ announcement; U.S. Central Command, U.S. warships crossed Hormuz Strait.

Meanwhile, NATO, U.S. frustrated over lack of EU support for the Iran war and Sri Lanka returned Iranian survivors from U.S. torpedo strike.

Iran War Dispatches with Tim Mak
Show threadTim MakMay 4

The latest news at this hour:

#TRUMP, U.S. ‘OPERATION #FREEDOM’ TO RESCUE STRANDED SHIPS IN HORMUZ: President Donald #Trump announced ‘Project Freedom’, a U.S. mission to escort ships stuck in the #Persian Gulf through the Strait of #Hormuz, calling it a “humanitarian gesture,” Bloomberg reported. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-04/trump-announces-humanitarian-plan-to-get-ships-through-hormuz

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#TANKER STRUCK AFTER #TRUMP ‘OPERATION FREEDOM’ ANNOUNCEMENT: A tanker was hit by “unknown projectiles” in the Strait of #Hormuz shortly after President Donald #Trump announced a U.S. operation to escort stranded ships through the waterway, according to The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/may/04/iran-war-live-updates-trump-hormuz-us-operation-tanker-strikes?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with:block-69f8295e8f0850071ff5c55b#block-69f8295e8f0850071ff5c55b
Middle East crisis live: US denies report that warship trying to pass through strait of Hormuz was hit by Iran

US Central Command denies that warship has been struck after Iran’s Fars news agency claimed two missiles hit a US navy frigate

the Guardian
Show threadTim MakMay 4
U.S. CENTCOM, U.S. #WARSHIPS CROSSED #HORMUZ STRAIT: U.S. Central Command has said on Monday that U.S. warships are currently in the Persian Gulf after successfully crossing the Strait of Hormuz. https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2051274596570050755?s=20
U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) on X

U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers are currently operating in the Arabian Gulf after transiting the Strait of Hormuz in support of Project Freedom. American forces are actively assisting efforts to restore transit for commercial shipping. As a first step, 2 U.S.-flagged merchant

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Show threadTim MakMay 4
NATO, U.S. FRUSTRATED OVER LACK OF #EU SUPPORT FOR IRAN WAR: At the European Political Community in Yerevan, Armenia, #NATO Secretary General Mark #Rutte acknowledged that the U.S. is disappointed by the lack of EU support for the #Iran #war. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-04/nato-chief-says-us-disappointed-in-europe-over-iran-response
Show threadnot a martian, honest

@timkmak so is NATO disappointed or is the US disappointed? Because so far I haven't seen any other NATO country that said anything like that.

(Also what the fuck? NATO is and was a defensive alliance, the only time that anyone ever requested aid was the US after 9/11, and their partners reacted! Did some people get the wrong impression that meant they were supposed to be at the USA's beck and call?!)

May 4 at 2:18pmWeb
Show threadcybergothsMay 4

@kyonshi @timkmak
There was no NATO request - Article 5 wasn’t triggered and when NATO intervened in the Balkans the US, UK etc put the effort in to secure an agreement, something that’s beyond the current US administration. It’s a defensive alliance.

The US govt can be frustrated with the European EU and non-EU members refusing to support their illegal war and war crimes, but they don’t have agreements that have been broken. They aren’t vassal states to God-Emperor Trump.