Trump says US is 'clearing' Strait of Hormuz
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday posted that the United States military has started to clear the Strait of Hormuz and that all of Iran's minelaying ships have been sunk.
April 11, 2026
Jason Lange/Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures after deboarding from Air Force One as he returns from Virginia, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., April 10, 2026.
Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday posted that the United States military has started to clear the Strait of Hormuz and that all of Iran's minelaying ships have been sunk.
"We're now starting the process of clearing out the Strait of Hormuz," Trump wrote in a social media post.
-Reporting by Jason Lange; Editing by Jan Harvey/Reuters
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