A sudden diplomatic backlash from key Gulf allies has forced the Trump administration to backtrack on a high-stakes military plan to reopen the blockaded Strait of Hormuz, throwing Washington’s Iran war strategy into disarray just as new peace talks emerge. The abrupt reversal of what President Donald Trump dubbed “Project Freedom” came after both Saudi Arabia and Kuwait halted U.S. military access to their sovereign airspace and strategically critical military bases, multiple U.S. and regional sources confirm.
Gulf states derailed Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’ by cutting US access to airspace and bases
