Trump says U.S. to begin guiding ships out of Strait of Hormuz Monday morning

U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States will begin guiding ships out of the Strait of Hormuz on Monday morning, Middle East time.

Calling the action "Project Freedom," Trump said it is "a humanitarian gesture." He warned that if "this Humanitarian process is interfered with, that interference will, unfortunately, have to be dealt with forcefully." Trump's announcement came as Iran said Sunday it has received and is reviewing the U.S. response to its 14-point peace proposal, though Trump said Saturday he "can't imagine that it (the plan) would be acceptable."

In an interview with state-run IRIB TV, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei stressed that Iran's proposal exclusively focused on ending the war, and "nothing pertaining to the nuclear field's details exists in it."