STRAIT OF HORMUZ — President Donald Trump announced that Project Freedom will take effect Monday to guide commercial vessels through restricted routes in the Strait of Hormuz, which he described as a humanitarian gesture on behalf of the United States. Iran closed the strait in response to the U.S.-Israeli war and the Trump administration's naval blockade against Iran.

"We will guide their Ships safely out of these restricted Waterways, so that they can freely and ably get on with their business," Trump said. U.S. Central Command said military support for Project Freedom would include guided-missile destroyers, more than 100 land and sea-based aircraft, multi-domain unmanned platforms, and 15,000 servicemembers.

CENTCOM said that last week the U.S. Department of State announced a new initiative, in partnership with the Department of War, to enhance coordination and information sharing among international partners in support of maritime security in the strait. The command added that "the Maritime Freedom Construct aims to combine diplomatic action with military coordination, which will be critical during Project Freedom."

Brian Finucane, senior adviser to the U.S. Program at the International Crisis Group, said CENTCOM's statement makes the president's plan sound like information-sharing backed by a vague threat of military action.

Ebrahim Azizi, who heads the national security commission of the Iranian Parliament, warned that any American interference in the new maritime regime of the Strait of Hormuz will be considered a violation of the ceasefire that took effect in early April. "The Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf would not be managed by Trump's delusional posts," Azizi said.

Iran set a 30-day deadline for Trump to agree to its latest proposal to reopen the strait. The 14-point plan demanded that the U.S. lift its blockade and sanctions on Iran, withdraw its forces from the Middle East, and end all hostilities in the region, including Israel's conflict in Lebanon. The proposal made no mention of Iran's nuclear program. Iran's forces attacked a cargo ship near the strait on Sunday.

"I will soon be reviewing the plan that Iran has just sent to us, but can't imagine that it would be acceptable in that they have not yet paid a big enough price for what they have done to Humanity and the World, over the last 47 years," Trump wrote in a social media post.

The Strait of Hormuz handles around 25% of the world's seaborne oil trade and a third of global fertilizer trade each year.