Trump: US Clearing Strait of Hormuz, Says Iran Forces 'Gone'

NewsMax ^ | 04/11/2026 | Staff

[thegagline]

President Donald Trump said Saturday the U.S. military has begun clearing the Strait of Hormuz, declaring Iran’s naval and air capabilities have been wiped out.

"Their Navy is gone, their Air Force is gone, their Anti Aircraft apparatus is nonexistent, Radar is dead," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.

He added Iran’s missile and drone infrastructure has been "largely obliterated," along with the weapons themselves, and said the country’s longtime leaders "are no longer with us."

Trump also said Iran’s ability to threaten shipping has been neutralized.

"The only thing they have going is the threat that a ship may 'bunk' into one of their sea mines," he wrote, adding that "all 28 of their mine dropper boats are also lying at the bottom of the sea."

"We’re now starting the process of clearing out the Strait of Hormuz as a favor to Countries all over the World," Trump said, listing China, Japan, South Korea, France, and Germany.

Fears of Iranian attacks on commercial shipping in recent weeks have effectively shut down traffic through the strait, a key passage for global oil supplies, disrupting energy markets.

Gasoline prices in the U.S. have surged despite most of the oil flowing through the waterway being bound for other countries.

Trump also said empty oil tankers from multiple nations are now heading to the United States "to LOAD UP with Oil."

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KEYWORDS: defanged; defeated; destroyed; hamas; hezbollah; hormuz; internationalwaters; iran; irgc; israel; lebanon; qatar; straitofhormuz; tds; tuckerhasasad; waronterror; yemen

[thegagline]

If this is the case, the peace talks with Iran should be both one-sided and brief.

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[The Sons of Liberty]

Trump: US Clearing Strait of Hormuz, Says Iran Forces 'Gone'

I hate to contradict The President, but rather than 'Gone', I'm more inclined to believe that even the suicidal Iranian muzzie maniacs know that now is NOT the time to attack, but lay low.

[Big Red Badger]

Trump has Got This.
Open the gates,Stampout the Diehard mullahs and hand the Keys to the Persian Patriots.
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Ahead of Schedule
Under Budget.

[MotorCityBuck]

Trump and U.S. Winning!

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[Eccl 10:2]

Trump should keep an “insurance” fee on each tanker flowing through the strait, a de facto tariff, to pay for the cost of keeping that strait free from attack.

We need to get paid for our efforts there.

[af_vet_1981]

Best president in my lifetime !

[rktman]

Karmalala disagrees. 🤔😂

[one guy in new jersey]

Can Trump both clear the Hormuz Straight for the normal passage of seaborne traffic, and be clearly seen as having done so, by supporters and critics alike?

If so, this guy’s gotta be worth a second look by hella naysayers. In terms of being a true force for good and not the opposite, as so many claim.

[Disambiguator]

So this must mean that come Monday, gas will be back below $3.00 a gallon.

Amiright?

[PeterPrinciple]

So this must mean that come Monday, gas will be back below $3.00 a gallon.

Amiright?

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The trend is already that way......................

[PeterPrinciple]

Amiright?

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What I am constantly amazed at is the demanded instant gratification of todays culture.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/no-more-fomo/202503/i-want-it-now-the-psychology-of-instant-gratification?msockid=10c0d0fac3c162782fedc7d4c2fc6390

Key points

Delay discounting is the tendency to choose smaller, immediate rewards over larger, delayed rewards.

This evolutionary adaptation for our survival can have negative consequences in today’s world.

[xone]

Where are they hiding their ships? All those are gone.

[Avalon Memories]

this guy’s gotta be worth a second look by hella naysayers

All naysayers have is their sour pessimistic attitude. It's their means to attract attention and, in the case of leftists, to get as many naysayers to vote for them as possible.

[Persevero]

WHO’S YOUR DADDY

[Disambiguator]

I was being sarcastic. We all know prices rocket up overnight, but then it takes 3 months for them to slowly drift back down when the increase trigger is gone.

[Disambiguator]

Not where I live. If anything, it went up another $0.10 per gallon recently.

[Kudsman]

General Quarters, General Quarters! Set Dog Zebra, the smoking lamp is out!

[USS Alaska]

Best president in my lifetime !

That is an easy call, he is on par with Washington and Lincoln, and depending on circumstance's, maybe even better.

That is a tough call, but ...

[FreeReign]

"The only thing they have going is the threat that a ship may 'bunk' into one of their sea mines," he wrote, adding that "all 28 of their mine dropper boats are also lying at the bottom of the sea."

These mine dropper boats were destroyed a month ago.