President Donald Trump said Monday that ships carrying oil are beginning to leave the Strait of Hormuz, according to a statement. No further details were provided in the brief announcement.
President Donald Trump stated Monday that oil tankers are beginning to depart the Strait of Hormuz, in a brief statement posted on social media. The remark follows weeks of U.S. operations in the strait, during which the administration has reported moving hundreds of millions of barrels of Iranian oil under American escort. As The Zioneer reported, the White House previously disclosed a secret mission that extracted Iranian oil and disabled Iranian radar systems. Trump has alternately declared Iran 'finished' and touted a ceasefire deal to reopen the strait. The current statement offers no specifics — no number of ships, timeline, or confirmation from the Iranian side. It is unclear whether this marks the start of a broader reopening of the waterway or a routine transit.
3 developments
- StrongTrump: Strait of Hormuz is open and will remain open, with or without Iran
- StrongTrump says Strait of Hormuz to reopen as early as Saturday or Monday
- StrongTrump: Strait of Hormuz fully open by Friday, Iran will not get nuclear weapons
- DevelopingNBC report: No oil tanker passed Strait of Hormuz yesterday, contradicting Trump, Vance
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