{"id":1380945,"date":"2026-04-11T17:39:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T14:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/trump-announced-the-cleaning-of-the-strait-of-hormuz-what-is-known\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T17:39:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T14:39:51","slug":"trump-announced-the-cleaning-of-the-strait-of-hormuz-what-is-known","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/trump-announced-the-cleaning-of-the-strait-of-hormuz-what-is-known\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump announced the “cleaning” of the Strait of Hormuz: what is known"},"content":{"rendered":"

US President Donald Trump<\/span><\/span> said American forces were beginning the process of “clearing” the Strait of Hormuz<\/span><\/span> .<\/strong><\/p>\n

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He wrote about this on the social network Truth Social.<\/p>\n

Trump’s statements<\/h3>\n

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According to the American leader, the United States is thus \u201cdoing a favor\u201d to other countries, in particular China, Japan, South Korea, France and Germany.<\/p>\n

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“However, it is very interesting that empty oil tankers from many countries are heading to the United States to load up with oil,” Trump noted.<\/p>\n

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He also claimed to have completely destroyed Iran’s navy, its aircraft, and the boats that were used to lay mines.<\/p>\n

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At the same time, The New York Times,<\/span><\/span> citing American<\/a> officials, reports that Iran cannot fully unblock the strait due to problems with its own naval mines.<\/p>\n

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According to this data, Tehran: <\/p>\n