Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’: Protecting trade or projecting power in the Strait of Hormuz?
US President Donald Trump has announced ‘Project Freedom’ to guide international ships out of the Strait of Hormuz, saying it’s a ‘humanitarian gesture’.
SBS World News presenter Janice Petersen talks to Jennifer Parker, former naval officer and currently adjunct professor at the University of Western Australia’s Defence and Security Institute.
00:00 Can Project Freedom and a ceasefire co-exist?
01:02 Is the strategy about protecting trade or projecting power?
02:15 The logistics involved in such a military iniativie
03:35 Iran’s view is any such action is a breach of the ceasefire
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