US President Donald Trump has warned that Washington may escalate its military posture in the Strait of Hormuz if a deal with Iran is not finalised, threatening to revive and expand the paused “Project Freedom” operation, Anadolu reports.

“We’ll go a different route if everything doesn’t get signed up, buttoned up,” Trump told reporters at the White House.

When asked whether the US would return to “Project Freedom,” Trump responded, “I don’t think so,” but added that it still “might do it.”