Jake Rosmarin

I am currently on board the MV Hondias.

And what's happening right now is very real for all of us here.

We're not just a story.

We're not just headlines.

We're people.

People with families, with lives, with people waiting for us at home.

About 150 people are trapped on the ship, confined to their cabins. US travel blogger Jake Rosmarin, who's on the ship, posted this video on social media. We're not just a story. We're not just headlines. We're people. People with families, with lives, with people waiting for us at home. There's a lot of uncertainty, and that's the hardest part.

All we want right now is to feel safe, to have clarity and to get home.

This operation is separate and distinct from Operation Epic Fury. Project Freedom is defensive in nature, focused in scope and temporary in duration, with one mission, protecting innocent commercial shipping from Iranian aggression. American forces won't need to enter Iranian waters or airspace. It's not necessary. We're not looking for a fight.

But Iran also cannot be allowed to block innocent countries and their goods from an international waterway. Iran is the clear aggressor. Our Middle East analyst Sebastian Nascher gave us his assessment of what Mr. Hegseth had said.