"THE ONLY THING AMERICANS CAN DO IS TAKE SELFIES AND SAY THEY WERE PRESENT" Experts on Trump's "Freedom Project" Operation: It Will Not Achieve Significant Results
US President Donald Trump presents an operation called "Freedom Project," aiming to help ships blocked around the Strait of Hormuz safely leave the area with US troops under his command.
TL;DR
- US President Donald Trump initiated "Freedom Project" to help ships navigate the Strait of Hormuz.
- Trump threatened Iran with severe consequences if they impede US operations.
- Iran labeled Trump's initiative "Dead End Project."
- The operation is viewed as a potential geopolitical move by Trump before his meeting with Xi Jinping.
- Experts like retired Colonel Aleksandar Mihailović believe the operation is a significant mistake, questioning US military capability against Iran and highlighting economic data contradicting claims of progress.
- Mihailović criticized US trade tariffs, noting that significant amounts were returned to businesses, with consumers bearing the brunt through higher prices.
- Analyst Sofija Tasić pointed out Iran's daily losses from the blockade, estimated at half a billion euros, and questioned the legality of unilateral blockades of international waterways.
- Tasić noted that both Iran's initial blockade and the US counter-measures raise legal questions, indicating an escalation outside clear international rules.
- Political analyst Aleksandar Stanković suggested the situation is part of a broader conflict, possibly involving Israeli propaganda to destabilize Iran, and highlighted internal divisions within Iran.
- Stanković believes the actions by Israel and the US were premature and that Iran is under significant external and internal political pressure.