{"id":20768,"date":"2026-05-04T03:20:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T03:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/?p=20768"},"modified":"2026-05-04T03:20:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T03:20:53","slug":"u-s-launches-operation-freedom-in-strait-of-hormuz-with-15000-troops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/2026\/05\/04\/u-s-launches-operation-freedom-in-strait-of-hormuz-with-15000-troops\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. launches \u2018Operation freedom\u2019 in Strait of Hormuz with 15,000 troops"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KABUL: The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced the launch of \u201cOperation Freedom\u201d aimed at ensuring the safe passage of commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.<br>In a statement released Monday, CENTCOM said the operation involves at least 15,000 U.S. troops, supported by missile-equipped naval vessels, around 100 fighter aircraft, and multi-purpose unmanned systems.<br>According to the statement, the mission was ordered by Donald Trump and is intended to support and protect commercial vessels navigating the strategic waterway.<br>CENTCOM emphasized that the operation is vital for regional security and the global economy, adding that maritime restrictions on Iran would remain in place.<br>Iranian officials have not yet responded to the announcement. However, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has previously warned that no vessel would be allowed to pass through the Strait without its authorization.<br>The operation comes amid ongoing tensions, with Iranian ports currently under a reported U.S. naval blockade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KABUL: The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced the launch of \u201cOperation Freedom\u201d aimed at ensuring the safe passage of commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.In a statement released Monday, CENTCOM said the operation involves at least 15,000 U.S. troops, supported by missile-equipped naval vessels, around 100 fighter aircraft, and multi-purpose unmanned systems.According [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":20769,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[73],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20768"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20768"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20768\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20770,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20768\/revisions\/20770"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}