{"id":35861,"date":"2026-05-08T02:02:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T01:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/?p=35861"},"modified":"2026-05-08T02:02:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T01:02:52","slug":"trump-stoppt-hormus-plan-nach-saudischer-blockade-waehrend-raketen-zwischen-den-usa-und-iran-fliegen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/trump-stoppt-hormus-plan-nach-saudischer-blockade-waehrend-raketen-zwischen-den-usa-und-iran-fliegen\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Halts Hormuz Plan After Saudi Blockade - As Missiles Fly Between the US and Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"

The situation surrounding the Strait of Hormuz is once again spiraling out of control. While American and Iranian forces engaged in direct clashes around the Strait of Hormuz again on Thursday, it simultaneously emerged that Saudi Arabia had previously denied Donald Trump access to its airspace and American military bases. That exact decision apparently forced the White House to abruptly halt the highly publicized naval operation \u201cProject Freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to American military officials, Trump planned to deploy American warships to escort commercial vessels through the blocked Strait of Hormuz. Officially, the operation was intended to protect stranded tankers and their crews. But without Saudi support, the plan was militarily difficult to execute. Protecting American destroyers would have required extensive air operations, including fighter jets and attack helicopters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reportedly denied the use of Saudi military bases and Saudi airspace, according to multiple sources. The decision is said to have deeply shocked American government officials. Trump halted the operation only a short time later and suddenly began publicly speaking about \u201cprogress\u201d in peace talks with Tehran. In reality, developments behind the scenes now paint a completely different picture from the White House\u2019s public rhetoric. As recently as March, Mohammed bin Salman reportedly urged Washington, according to several people familiar with the discussions, to continue strikes against Iran in order to weaken or even overthrow the Iranian regime. Now, however, Riyadh\u2019s position appears to have shifted significantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saudi Arabia is now apparently attempting to prevent further escalation itself. Mediation talks between Washington and Tehran continue through Pakistan. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi remains in regular contact with Saudi and Pakistani mediators. According to Iranian officials, discussions currently revolve around a provisional thirty day plan: the United States would ease its blockade of Iranian ports, while Iran would once again allow free passage for civilian ships through Hormuz. Parallel broader peace negotiations would then begin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But while negotiations continue behind the scenes, the military situation is once again openly escalating.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Thursday, Donald Trump personally confirmed that American and Iranian forces had directly fought each other in the Strait of Hormuz. According to US Central Command, Iran attacked three American destroyers with missiles, drones and fast attack boats. The United States reportedly intercepted every threat and subsequently bombed Iranian missile positions, drone launch sites and command centers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Trump later publicly celebrated the strikes. Iranian drones had been \u201cburned out of the sky,\u201d he declared. Missiles had been \u201ceasily shot down.\u201d Trump spoke almost triumphantly about the destroyed targets. He once again referred to Iran\u2019s leadership as \u201ccrazy people\u201d and openly threatened far harsher attacks if Tehran did not accept an agreement \u201cquickly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n