Two U.S. Warships Pass Through Strait Of Hormuz As Trump Claims Forces Are ‘Clearing’ The Strait
WASHINGTON, April 11 (Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Saturday it had begun “setting the conditions” to clear mines in the region. Throat related to hormuzTwo US warships are passing through the important waterway.
USS Frank Peterson and USS Michael Murphy are transiting, US Central Command said in a post about X. Throat related to hormuz “as part of a broader mission to provide throat “Iran has been completely cleared of sea mines previously laid by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.”
“Today, we began the process of creating a new gateway and will soon share this safe path with the maritime industry to promote the free flow of commerce,” Adm. Brad Cooper, head of Central Command, said in a statement.
Early Saturday, US President Donald Trump announced on social media that the US military had begun clearing the area. Throat related to hormuzand all of Iran’s minelayer ships were sunk.
“We are now starting the cleaning process” Throat related to hormuzIn a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote and added: “Iran’s 28-inch mine dump boats are also lying at the bottom of the sea.”
But fears of Iranian attacks on shipping over the past few weeks have effectively shut them down. Throat related to hormuza critical channel for global oil supply. Restraint throat disrupted global energy markets.
US gasoline prices nailed Even though most of the oil flowing through the waterway doesn’t end up in the United States.
Representatives from the USA and Iran started negotiations It was hosted by Pakistan in Islamabad on Saturday amid a fragile ceasefire in the conflict.
(Reporting by Idrees Ali and Jason Lange; Editing by Jan Harvey, Sergio Non and Alistair Bell)
