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  "textContent": "By Reuters\n\nApril 11, 20269:43 AM EDT\n\n\n\n\n\nPresident Donald Trump arrives to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS/File\n\n\n\n\n\nWASHINGTON, April 11 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on ​Saturday posted on social media that the United States ‌military has started to clear the Strait of Hormuz, and that all of Iran's minelaying ships have been sunk.\n\"We're now starting the ​process of clearing out the Strait of Hormuz,\" ​Trump 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\".\n\nMinutes before Trump's post, reports ​started to emerge about the presence of U.S. naval ships in the strait.\n\nAn Axios journalist, citing an unnamed U.S. official, posted that \"several\" U.S. ​ships had crossed the strait on Saturday, though Iranian ​state TV soon after reported a denial from an official with ‌Iran's ⁠military.\n\n\nTrump has repeatedly said that American forces have destroyed Iran's navy and air force while crippling its ballistic missile and nuclear programs.\n\n\nBut fear of Iranian attacks on shipping over ​the past several ​weeks has ⁠effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, a critical conduit for global oil supplies. Throttling ​the strait has disrupted global energy markets.\n\n\nU.S. gasoline ​prices have ⁠spiked even though most of the oil that flows through the waterway does not go to the United States.\nRepresentatives from ⁠the ​U.S. and Iran began talks hosted by ​Pakistan in Islamabad on Saturday amid a fragile ceasefire in the conflict.\n\n\nReporting ​by Jason Lange; Editing by Jan Harvey and Sergio Non\n\n\n\n\nSource\n\n\n",
  "title": "Trump says US forces are 'clearing' Strait of Hormuz",
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