US ‘clearing out’ Strait of Hormuz: Trump

The US has begun operations to clear out the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global shipping route, US President Donald Trump said on Saturday, Anadolu reports. “We’re now starting the process of clearing out the Strait of Hormuz as a favor to Countries all over the World, including China, Japan, South Korea, France, Germany, and many others,” Trump said on Truth Social. He asserted that sea mines were the only threat that remained for vessels going through the strait, adding that all 28 of Iran’s mine-laying vessels were “lying at the bottom of the sea.” Trump’s remarks came as US and Iranian delegations are holding Pakistan-mediated talks in Islamabad, aimed at ending the broader regional conflict amid a fragile two-week […]