US Central Command (Centcom) has dismissed reports that Washington has resumed Project Freedom, its initiative to escort commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, which was paused earlier this month.

“Recent media reporting claims that the US Navy has restarted escorting or assisting commercial vessels during transits through the Strait of Hormuz [is] false,” Centcom says in a post on X.

“Project Freedom has not resumed, and US forces are not currently escorting commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz,” Centcom adds.