[53120] Crisis in 'Project Freedom': Saudi Arabia and Kuwait blocked air access to the US
Crisis in the Gulf: Suspension of Trump's 'Project Freedom'
President Donald Trump was forced to suspend 'Project Freedom', which was intended to secure the movement of vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, after Saudi Arabia and Kuwait blocked American forces' air and ground access. According to reports on NBC News, cited by channels such as Rerum Novarum, the decision was made after the countries were taken by surprise by Trump's social media announcement regarding the start of the operation without prior diplomatic coordination.
DD Geopolitics, a channel that often presents a critical line regarding US foreign policy, claims that the move was a clear operational failure: "The US launched a military operation without coordination with allies... and received a rejection within 24 hours." TabZ - Alternative Media also noted that officials in the US administration were surprised by the decision, as the State Department had only just begun reaching out to regional countries to request assistance.
Additional sources, including WarFront Witness (which takes a line supportive of the Trump administration), indicate that the operation was frozen with the aim of examining whether it is possible to reach an agreement to end the fighting with Iran. However, Geopolitics Watch emphasizes that the reason for the stoppage was an operational constraint – the inability to fly aircraft without Saudi approval – and not necessarily a planned diplomatic move.
In parallel, reports on Land Down Under point to suspicions of exploiting the situation in financial markets, with mention of unusual movements in the oil market (shorts worth approximately $920 million) shortly before the publication of the diplomatic 'deal' by media outlets such as Axios. The channel, which presents a position sharply critical of American policy, claims that the reports on imminent agreements are "diplomatic theater" intended to hide the US's operational difficulties in the region.