Trump Has a New Strait of Hormuz Plan - the Market Isn’t Buying It
US Central Command said the effort will use more than 100 aircraft and 15,000 service members, but analysts doubt it will quickly reopen the strait.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump announced Project Freedom to "guide" ships through the Strait of Hormuz, aiming to restore freedom of navigation without conducting an escort mission.
- About 170 million barrels of crude oil and fuel remain trapped aboard 166 tankers, while roughly 900 million barrels are sidelined globally, driving retail gasoline prices to $4.46 per gallon on Monday.
- New kinetic attacks occurred Monday, including an explosion on a South Korean-linked vessel and a fire at a United Arab Emirates facility, while Iran claims the initiative violates the ceasefire.
- Industry leaders remain cautious, with Anglo-Eastern CEO Bjorn Hojgaard noting "it takes both sides to unblock" the strait, and Eurasia Group analysts warning the plan will not substantially raise shipping volume without Iran cooperation.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expressed confidence markets will be "well supplied," yet Kpler estimates a full reopening could take three months while Brent crude prices remain above $100 a barrel.
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A Hormuzi-szoros zárva. Az üzengetés megy. Para hajó azért átjutott hétfőn.
Analysis by Matt Egan, CNN The world is desperate for a solution to end the traffic jam of oil tankers in the Strait of Ormuz. Trump’s government is trying to do it: he announced Monday that he had successfully guided two U.S. vessels out of the strait. But his “Freedom Project” does not seem to be the game change needed to end the historic energy crisis. At least, that’s the message of the market. Energy prices did not plummet after President D…
New York, May 5, 2026.—The world is desperately looking for a solution to unlock the oil jam in the Strait of Ormuz. The Trump administration is trying to achieve this: it announced on Monday that it had successfully guided two American ships out of the Strait, inf...
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