{"id":103377,"date":"2026-05-08T03:43:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T03:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/103377\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T03:43:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T03:43:56","slug":"gulf-states-lift-restrictions-that-blocked-project-freedom-in-strait-of-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/103377\/","title":{"rendered":"Gulf States Lift Restrictions That Blocked \u2018Project Freedom\u2019 in Strait of Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-type=\"paragraph\" data=\"[object Object]\" class=\"css-i0p3hh epyej6v0\">Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have lifted restrictions on the U.S. military\u2019s use of their bases and airspace imposed after the start of the American operation to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to U.S. and Saudi officials, removing a hurdle that had tripped up President Trump\u2019s effort to move ships through the vital waterway.<\/p>\n<p data-type=\"paragraph\" data=\"[object Object]\" class=\"css-i0p3hh epyej6v0\">The Trump administration is now looking to restart the operation to guide commercial ships with naval and air support that <a data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/middle-east\/trumps-new-initiative-shows-the-limits-of-u-s-power-in-hormuz-57b16157?mod=article_inline\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ekxajjj0 css-i0lbhy-OverridedLink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">it had paused after 36 hours<\/a> this week, U.S. officials said. It isn\u2019t clear when that could happen though Pentagon officials gave a timeline of as early as this week.<\/p>\n<p data-type=\"paragraph\" data=\"[object Object]\" class=\"css-i0p3hh epyej6v0\">The U.S. operation to force open the strait relied on an enormous fleet of aircraft to protect commercial ships from <a data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/middle-east\/iran-defies-trump-and-tightens-its-grip-on-hormuz-01a4e32b?mod=article_inline\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ekxajjj0 css-i0lbhy-OverridedLink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Iranian missiles and drones<\/a>, making Saudi and Kuwaiti bases and airspace critical to its execution.<\/p>\n<p data-type=\"paragraph\" data=\"[object Object]\" class=\"css-i0p3hh epyej6v0\">But the mission set off the biggest dispute in Saudi-American military relations in recent years, triggering a spate of high-level phone calls between Trump and the kingdom\u2019s crown prince and raising the risk of a breakdown of a security deal between Washington and Riyadh.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a92026 Dow Jones &amp; Company, Inc. 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