CENTCOM: Media Falsely Reported the Navy Is Attempting to Assist Ships Through the Strait of Hormuz

US Central Command said reports that the Navy is escorting commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
On Tuesday, The Wall Street Journal reported speaking with US military officials who said the Navy quietly resumed the operation to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz. Earlier this month, Trump launched Project Freedom, a military operation where the Navy would aid commercial ships attempting to transit the Strait without approval from Tehran.
The operation quickly collapsed after Saudi Arabia and other US allies pulled their support.
Just hours after The Wall Street Journal first reported the news, CENTCOM said there were. . .