Barak Ravid
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท๐ขPresident Trump said the U.S. Navy will start "guiding" ships from foreign countries through the Strait of Hormuz from Monday and warned that if Iran tries to disrupt the process the American military will use force. My report on @axios
๐ขThe new Hormuz Strait initiative will not necessarily include U.S. Navy ships escorting commercial ships, according to two U.S. officials
๐ขOne of the officials said U.S. Navy ships will be "in the vicinity" in case they need to prevent Iran's military from attacking commercial ships moving through the strait
๐ขThe officials said the U.S. navy is going to provide commercial ships with information on the best maritime lanes in the strait especially when it comes to using lanes that were not mined by the Iranian military
๐ขOne of the officials said U.S. Navy ships will be "in the vicinity" in case they need to prevent Iran's military from attacking commercial ships moving through the strait
๐ขThe officials said the U.S. navy is going to provide commercial ships with information on the best maritime lanes in the strait especially when it comes to using lanes that were not mined by the Iranian military
Barak Ravid
https://www.axios.com/2026/05/04/trump-iran-strait-hormuz-operation
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท๐ข"He wants action": Trump's frustration with Iran stalemate sparked Hormuz gambit, U.S. officials say. @MarcACaputo and I write for @axios
Barak Ravid
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท๐ข"He wants action": Trump's frustration with Iran stalemate sparked Hormuz gambit, U.S. officials say. @MarcACaputo and I write for @axios
๐จA U.S. official said the rules of engagement for U.S. forces in the region have been changed and they were authorized to strike immediate threats against ships that cross the strait, like IRGC fast boats or Iranian missile positions
Barak Ravid
https://x.com/barakravid/status/2051262294370251044?s=46
๐จืืืืจ ืืืจืืงื ื ืืืจ ืฉืืืื ืืคืชืืื ืืืฉ ืฉื ืืืืืืช ืืืืจืืงื ืื ืืืืืจ ืฉืื ื, ืืื ืืืกืืื ืืชืงืืฃ ืืืืืื ืืืืืืื ื ืื ืกืคืื ืืช ืืืืฆืืช ืืช ืืืฆืจ, ืืื ืกืืจืืช ืืืืจืืช ืฉื ืืฉืืจืืช ืืืืคืื ืื ืขืืืืช ืืืืื ืืืจืื ืืืช
Barak Ravid
https://www.axios.com/2026/05/04/strait-hormuz-us-merchant-ships-cross
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท๐ขTwo U.S. merchant ships cross Strait of Hormuz under Trump's new operation. My report on @axios
Barak Ravid
https://www.haaretz.co.il/news/law/2026-05-04/ty-article/.highlight/0000019d-f32c-d22e-a9ff-fbfe4add0000?utm_source=App_Share&utm_medium=Android_Native&utm_campaign=Share
ืืืื ืืืืฅ ืืืจ ืคืื ืืืืืืื: ืฉื"ื ืฉืื ื ืืช ืขืืืชื, ืืงืืข ืฉืืืจืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืก ืืืฉืจื ืจื"ื, ืืจืฃ ืืืฉืืืช ื ืืื ืืคืจืฉืช ืืืืคืช ืืืืืข ืืืกืืื ืืขืืชืื "ืืืื"
Barak Ravid
https://www.axios.com/2026/05/04/iran-attack-uae-missiles-ceasefire-hormuz
Iran ceasefire in peril as UAE says it's under attack. @DavidLawler10 and I report for @axios
Barak Ravid
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท๐ขTwo U.S. merchant ships cross Strait of Hormuz under Trump's new operation. My report on @axios
Trump on Truth Social: Iran has taken some shots at unrelated Nations with respect to the Ship Movement, PROJECT FREEDOM, including a South Korean Cargo Ship. Perhaps itโs time for South Korea to come and join the mission! Weโve shot down seven small Boats or, as they like to call them, โfastโ Boats. Itโs all they have left. Other than the South Korean Ship, there has been, at this moment, no damage going through the Strait. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Dan Caine, will have a News Conference tomorrow morning
ืืกืชืืจ ืฉืืจืง ืืืื ืืคืืืข ืคืขืืืื ืืืืชื ืืงืื. ืืฉืืืืืจ ืืืืฉืืช 13 ืื ืื ืืืืช ืืคืชืืข. ืืืืื ืืืืืืืช ืื ืกืืช ืืืืืืืฃ ืืช ื ืจืื ืงืจืืืก. ืคืขื ื ืืกืคืช ืืืื ืฉืืขืจืืฅ ืืื ืืืฆืืืื, ืืืืื ืกืืคืืจืื ืืืืืืช ืขื ืขืืื ืฉืืจื ืขืืชืื ืื ืืขืจืื ืื ืชืืื ื ืืืื ื. ืืขืืื ืืืืืื ืืืขืืื ืืืื ืืื ืื ืืืื ืืืืฉื ื ืฉืืจ
๐จSecretary of Defense Hegseth says "right now the ceasefire with Iran holds"
๐จืฉืจ ืืืื ื ืืืกืชืณ: ืืขืช ืืื ืืคืกืงืช ืืืฉ ืขื ืืืจืื ื ืืชืจื ืขื ืื ื
Barak Ravid
https://www.axios.com/2026/05/05/iran-strait-hormuz-operation-trump-warning
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท๐ขNEW: The White House privately notified Iran in advance about operation "Project Freedom" in the strait of Hormuz and warned the Iranians not to interfere. My story on @axios