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Trump says US has begun clearing Hormuz, Iranian minelaying ships have all sunk
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A man walks along the shore as oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz, seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump posts 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 writes in a social media post.
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