Correspondent Barak Ravid says, citing an official, that US Navy ships will be ‘in the vicinity’ to prevent a possible Iranian attack on commercial ships moving through the strait WASHINGTON, May 4. /TASS/. Operation Project Freedom of the US Navy regarding ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz does not include escort missions but will offer seafarers information about safe and mine-free lanes, Axios correspondent Barak Ravid said. "The new Hormuz Strait initiative will not necessarily include