The U.S. has begun operations to clear out the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global shipping route, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday.
“We’re now starting the process of clearing out the Strait of Hormuz as a favour to countries all over the World, including China, Japan, South Korea, France, Germany, and many others,” Trump said on Truth Social.
“All 28 of Iran’s mine-laying boats ‘lying at bottom of sea,’’ the U.S. president said as talks continue in Islamabad.
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 come as U.S. and Iranian delegations are holding Pakistan-mediated talks in Islamabad, aimed at ending the broader regional conflict amid a fragile two-week ceasefire brokered earlier this week.(NAN/AA)(www.nannews.ng)
Edited by Mark Longyen
