Trump says US navy will ‘guide’ trapped ships from strait of Hormuz amid ‘very positive’ talks with Iran

US president's post follows flurry of mixed signals including concern Tehran had not paid big enough price'

Donald Trump has announced that the US will guide" ships trapped by the Iran war out of the Gulf through the strait of Hormuz on Monday morning, and claimed his representatives were having very positive" discussions with Iran.

Trump wrote on his social media site that the operation, called Project Freedom", would be a humanitarian gesture on behalf of the United States, Middle Eastern Countries but, in particular, the Country of Iran".