Rubio: Project Freedom is to rescue thousands of sailors 'left for dead' in Strait of Hormuz

US secretary of state Marco Rubio has highlighted the plight of thousands of mariners from different countries stuck in the Strait of Hormuz.

He framed Washington's "Project Freedom" - the effort to get ships through the waterway - as a "rescue" attempt.

Rubio added: "It's to rescue almost 23,000 civilians from 87 different countries that are trapped inside of the Gulf and left for dead, by this Iranian regime."

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