President Donald Trump said Wednesday that more than 200 oil tankers carrying 100 million barrels of oil have crossed the Strait of Hormuz under American escort without Iranian interference, declaring that 'as far as Iran is concerned, it is finished.' The statement follows Trump's earlier disclosure of a covert U.S. mission that disabled Iranian radars and extracted millions of barrels of Iranian oil.
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that a secret military operation he ordered secured the passage of over 200 commercial vessels carrying 100 million barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz without Iranian interference. Trump declared that the United States, not Iran, now controls the strait and that 'Iran is finished.' The announcement follows a series of escalating disclosures by Trump earlier today. At approximately 17:02 UTC, Trump revealed that U.S. forces had extracted millions of barrels of Iranian oil, disabling radars on 22 Iranian tankers in a covert nighttime operation. An hour later, Trump declared an end to the ceasefire with Iran, warning of 'very heavy' strikes. White House and Pentagon officials have not commented on the operational details. Iran's Revolutionary Guards have yet to respond.
8 developments
- StrongTrump reveals 100+ million barrels of oil crossed Hormuz in secret operation
- StrongTrump touts 19 million barrels crossing Hormuz yesterday, oil prices falling
- StrongTrump says tankers are sailing out of Strait of Hormuz, contradicting Iranian reports
- StrongTrump: 'We defeated the Islamic Republic regime'; says Strait of Hormuz open, setting records
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