Trump says US will guide stranded ships out of Strait of Hormuz: ‘Get on with their business’

The US will begin to guide stranded ships out of the Strait of Hormuz on Monday after a cargo ship came under attack near the waterway, President Trump announced Sunday.

Trump said countries from all over the world who operate the hundreds of ships stuck around the Strait of Hormuz have reached out to the US for help, with the president vowing to step up.

President Trump made the announcement on Sunday on Truth Social. REUTERS

Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, May 1, 2026. REUTERS

“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,” he wrote on Truth Social.

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