The US president has described the effort as a "humanitarian gesture" meant only to aid neutral countries not involved in the war. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

President Donald Trump said on ‌Sunday that the United States would begin an effort to free ‌up ships stranded in ⁠the Strait of ⁠Hormuz on ⁠Monday morning. Trump, in ‌a post on his Truth Social ⁠site, ⁠gave few details about the operation, including whether the U.S. Navy would be ⁠involved.…

The US president did not elaborate on whether the plan was agreed upon with Iran, which has maintained de facto control over the strait. Meanwhile, OPEC+ has agreed to hike fuel oil production. DW has more.