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President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the United States would begin an effort to free up ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday morning. A senior Iranian official warned that Tehran would consider any US attempt to interfere in the Strait of Hormuz a breach of the ceasefire. Trump, in a post on his Truth Social site, gave few details about the operation, including whether the U.S. Navy would be involved. He described the effort as a "humanitarian gesture" meant only to aid neutral countries that were not involved in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. "For the good of Iran, the Middle East, and the United States, we have told these Countries that we will guide their Ships safely out of these restricted Waterways, so that they can freely and ably get on with their business," Trump wrote in the post. "Any American interference in the new maritime regime of the Strait of Hormuz will be considered a violation of the ceasefire," Ebrahim Azizi, head of the national security commission in Iran's parliament, posted on X. The comment came after President Donald Trump announced a plan for US forces to escort ships through the blocked Strait of Hormuz beginning Monday. Iran has maintained a stranglehold on the strategic Strait of Hormuz since the US and Israel launches strikes on Iran on February 28. In retaliation, Tehran has hit targets in Israel and Gulf nations. The statement made no mention of what Tehran described as a 14-point plan "focused on ending the war," and which Iran's foreign minister said Washington had already responded to it in a message to Pakistani mediators. By blocking the Strait of Hormuz, Iran has choked off major flows of oil, gas and fertilizer to the world economy, while the United States has imposed a counter-blockade on Iranian ports. As of April 29, more than 900 commercial vessels were located in the Gulf, according to maritime intelligence firm AXSMarine. (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel) Trump, in a post on his Truth Social site, gave few details about the operation, including whether the U.S. Navy would be involved. He described the effort as a "humanitarian gesture" meant only to aid neutral countries that were not involved in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. "For the good of Iran, the Middle East, and the United States, we have told these Countries that we will guide their Ships safely out of these restricted Waterways, so that they can freely and ably get on with their business," Trump wrote in the post. "Any American interference in the new maritime regime of the Strait of Hormuz will be considered a violation of the ceasefire," Ebrahim Azizi, head of the national security commission in Iran's parliament, posted on X. The comment came after President Donald Trump announced a plan for US forces to escort ships through the blocked Strait of Hormuz beginning Monday. Iran has maintained a stranglehold on the strategic Strait of Hormuz since the US and Israel launches strikes on Iran on February 28. In retaliation, Tehran has hit targets in Israel and Gulf nations. The statement made no mention of what Tehran described as a 14-point plan "focused on ending the war," and which Iran's foreign minister said Washington had already responded to it in a message to Pakistani mediators. By blocking the Strait of Hormuz, Iran has choked off major flows of oil, gas and fertilizer to the world economy, while the United States has imposed a counter-blockade on Iranian ports. As of April 29, more than 900 commercial vessels were located in the Gulf, according to maritime intelligence firm AXSMarine. (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel) ...more (Catch all the US News, UK News, Canada News, International Breaking News Events, and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times.) Download The Economic Times News App to get Daily International News Updates. (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel) ...more (Catch all the US News, UK News, Canada News, International Breaking News Events, and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times.) Download The Economic Times News App to get Daily International News Updates. Explore More Stories