U.S. Military Establishes Safe Travel Lanes Through Strait Of Hormuz

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🗓️ 5 May 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

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The U.S. Military is defending commercial ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz under the name 'Project Freedom.' CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper told reporters this week that several U.S. flagged commercial vessels have already traversed the waterway. With U.S. Apache and Seahawk helicopters having to sink six IRGC small boats that were targeting commercial ships in the Strait, what is the actually state of the ceasefire? FOX’s John Saucier speaks with Brent Sadler, Senior Research Fellow with the Heritage Foundation, Naval Warfare and Advanced Technology, Allison Center for National Security, who says despite obstacles like water mines and 'mosquito boats', the combined U.S. forces active in the Strait have taken control of it. Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.0	I'm Emily Campano.
0:31.2	I'm Guy Benson.
0:32.2	I'm Shannon Bream, and this is the Fox News Rundown.
0:38.3	Tuesday, May 5th, 2026.
0:41.3	I'm John Sassier.
0:42.9	The Trump administration insists that the ceasefire between the United States and Iran is holding,
0:47.7	despite recent Iranian attacks on shipping and the UAE.
0:51.6	Things are still sticky, though, especially in the Strait of Hormuz.
0:54.7	The American military is trying to open it back up, but would you drive a ship through there right now?
0:58.3	When it really comes down to who controls the straight, it's about confidence. And it's the
1:02.6	underwriters in London, about eight different of these firms that do the insurance. And the rates
1:07.9	are still very high, so it just does not make sense for a shipping firm to pay
1:12.6	very high rates when the risk are being assessed is very high.
1:16.4	This is the Fox News rundown, Operation Epic Fury.
1:24.0	The Pentagon with a fresh update today as President Trump moves ahead with a project being called Operation Freedom to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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