The US military launched an operation to clear the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran closed with the beginning of a new war in the Middle East. This was announced by US President Donald Trump.
He claims that the entire Iranian fleet, including 28 deminers, has already been sunk by the US military.
“Their fleet has been destroyed, their air force has been destroyed, their air defense no longer exists, their radars are non-functional, their missile and drone factories have been practically destroyed along with the missiles and drones themselves, and most importantly, their old “leaders” are no longer with us, thank God! The only threat is that the ship could get stuck in one of their sea mines, and by the way, all 28 layers of their mines are lying around,” Trump wrote on his social page “Truth Social.” Also at the bottom of the sea.”
We are now beginning the process of clearing the Strait of Hormuz as a service to countries around the world, including China, Japan, South Korea, France, Germany and many others. Surprisingly, they do not have the courage or will to do this task themselves.
On April 11, at least one US Navy destroyer, the USS Michael Murphy, attacked Pass Through the Strait of Hormuz.
Axios journalist Barak Ravid, citing American officials I mentionedSeveral ships have already crossed the strait. According to his sources, this step was not agreed upon with Iran, and this is the first time this has happened since the beginning of the war.
Ravid He writesThe warships crossed the strait from east to west and then returned again to the Arabian Sea. Iranian military claimOne of the American ships turned around and left the strait after a warning from Tehran.
Littoral combat ships must clear mines in the Strait of Hormuz. American destroyers must provide security for it, as well as for tanker convoys passing through the strait. In essence, the passage of American destroyers means opening the Strait of Hormuz by force.
On the night of April 8, the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire. Donald Trump announced that Washington would suspend the bombing of Iran for two weeks, on the condition of the immediate opening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Before the war between the United States and Israel with Iran, about a fifth of the world’s oil supplies passed through the Strait of Hormuz.