Project Freedom launched Monday, drew fire, and was paused Tuesday evening. The blockade stays. The sailors are still stranded. Ten civilian sailors are already dead — not from the fighting, but from 67 days trapped in a closed strait. This morning, Iran's FM is in Beijing. China is calling for Hormuz to reopen. Iran's own readout didn't mention it.
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Project Freedom launched Monday, drew fire, and was paused Tuesday evening. The blockade stays. The sailors are still stranded. Ten civilian sailors are already dead — not from the fighting, but from 67 days trapped in a closed strait. This morning, Iran's FM is in Beijing. China is calling for Hormuz to reopen. Iran's own readout didn't mention it.