United States President Donald Trump warned in an interview with Fox News on Monday that Iranians will “be blown off the face of the earth” if they attack US vessels escorting other ships through the Strait of Hormuz. The US head of state previously announced Project Freedom, an operation aimed at guiding stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said that Washington launched the mission to assist more than 200 vessels and 20,000 sailors trapped in the Persian Gulf, and described the operation as humanitarian. He stressed that the US blockade of Iranian ports is “the greatest military maneuver in history.” Trump further claimed that Tehran is now “far more malleable” in ongoing negotiations. The US president also ensured that the US bases are “loaded” with gear and ammunition, adding that the US has more ammunition than before.