U.S. Military ‘Setting Conditions’ To Clear Mines From Strait Of Hormuz | EUROtoday

On Apr 12, 2026

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WASHINGTON, April 11 (Reuters) – The U.S. navy mentioned on Saturday that it had began “setting conditions” for clearing mines within the Strait of Hormuz, with two U.S. warships passing via the important thing waterway.

In a submit on X, the U.S. Central Command mentioned the USS Frank Peterson and USS Michael Murphy transited the Strait of Hormuz “as part of a broader mission to ensure the strait is fully clear of sea mines previously laid by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.”

“Today, we began the process of establishing a new passage and we will share this safe pathway with the maritime industry soon to encourage the free flow of commerce,” Admiral Brad Cooper, the pinnacle of Central Command, mentioned in a press release.

Earlier on Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump posted on social media that the United States navy has began to clear the Strait of Hormuz, and that every one of Iran’s minelaying ships have been sunk.

Vice President JD Vance (C) is welcomed by Ishak Dar (R), Pakistan Foreign Minister, and Asim Munir (L), Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan, as the US delegation arrive in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, for high-stakes talks with Iran to end the Middle East conflict amid the ongoing two-week ceasefire on April 11, 2026. (Photo by Min. of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan / Handout /Anadolu via Getty Images) — Vice President JD Vance (C) is welcomed by Ishak Dar (R), Pakistan Foreign Minister, and Asim Munir (L), Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan, because the US delegation arrive in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, for high-stakes talks with Iran to finish the Middle East battle amid the continuing two-week ceasefire on April 11, 2026. (Photo by Min. of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan / Handout /Anadolu by way of Getty Images)

“We’re now starting the process of clearing out the Strait of Hormuz,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social submit, including that “all 28″ of Iran’s “mine dropper boats are also lying at the bottom of the sea.”

Trump has repeatedly mentioned that American forces have destroyed Iran’s navy and air power whereas crippling its ballistic missile and nuclear applications.

But concern of Iranian assaults on delivery over the previous a number of weeks has successfully closed the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial conduit for world oil provides. Throttling the strait has disrupted world power markets.

U.S. gasoline costs have spiked although a lot of the oil that flows via the waterway doesn’t go to the United States.

Representatives from the U.S. and Iran started talks hosted by Pakistan in Islamabad on Saturday amid a fragile ceasefire within the battle.

(Reporting by Idrees Ali and Jason Lange; Editing by Jan Harvey, Sergio Non and Alistair Bell)

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