U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday (April 11, 2026) posted on social media that the United States military has started to clear the Strait of Hormuz, and that all of Iran’s mine-laying ships have been sunk.
“We’re now starting the process of clearing out the Strait of Hormuz,” he wrote in a Truth Social post, adding that “all 28” of Iran’s “mine dropper boats are also lying at the bottom of the sea”.
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Minutes before Mr. Trump’s post, reports started to emerge about the presence of U.S. naval ships in the strait.
An Axios journalist, citing an unnamed U.S. official, posted that “several” U.S. ships had crossed the strait on Saturday (April 11, 2026), though Iranian state TV soon after reported a denial from an official with Iran’s military.
