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President Trump launches Project Freedom to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz,

GameStop offers to buy eBay for $56 billion, and Mel Gibson's Resurrection of the Christ raps production.

I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Executive Editor John Bickley. It's Monday, May 4th, and this is Evening Wire.

President Trump launched Project Freedom over the weekend, a military-backed effort to escort

stranded ships through the Strait of Hormuz.

Daily Wire reporter Cassia Kiva has the latest on the showdown.

Trump announced the project on Truth Social and called the mission humanitarian, but warned

any interference will, quote, have to be dealt with forcefully.

Iran pushed back,

warning U.S. involvement would violate the ceasefire.

Ibrahim Azizi, the head of Iran's parliament's national security and forward policy committee,

took to X, writing, quote, the straight-of-war moves in the Persian Gulf would not be managed by

Trump's delusional posts. The standoff is rattling global markets and energy flows, with

officials warning of

increased oil disruptions and broader economic fallout. At the moment, however, negotiations

continue. The UAE said its air defenses intercepted 12 ballistic missiles, three cruise missiles,

and four drones launched from Iran Monday, leaving three people moderately injured.

Officials also announced schools will shift to

remote learning through May 8th in the UAE due to the situation. The FDA will allow pancreatic

cancer patients to access a promising new drug before it's received full approval. On Friday,

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