# Project Liberty

Brinkmanship in the Strait: US Signals Readiness for Major Combat as Iran Maritime Tensions Boil Over

U.S. military leadership has announced readiness for large-scale combat operations against Iran amid a maritime blockade dubbed 'Project Liberty.' While Tehran claims to have struck a U.S. destroyer near the Strait of Hormuz, CENTCOM denies any damage and continues to escort commercial vessels through the volatile waterway.