Posted on 04/11/2026 8:00:04 AM PDT by SpeedyInTexas
Several U.S. Navy ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, a U.S. official told Axios. Why it matters: The move was not coordinated with Iran. It is the first time U.S. warships crossed the strait since the beginning of the war. The operation was aimed at increasing confidence for commercial ships to cross, sources say. It came as peace talks between the two sides kicked off in Pakistan. "This was an operation that focused on freedom of navigation through International waters," the U.S. official said.
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Get some USNavy. Bet they have an aircap ready to kill anything hostile that moves as well.
Get some USNavy. Bet they have an aircap ready to kill anything hostile that moves as well.
Trump and U.S. Winning!
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Best president in my lifetime !
Better hope those peace talks don’t fall apart.
Iran better hope those peace talks don’t fall apart.
keep up the Great Work, Mr. President.
Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead! (Adm. Farragut)
More detail from the WSJ:
Two U.S. Navy ***guided-missile destroyers*** passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, according to three U.S. officials, marking the first transit of American warships...
Some cans of whoop-ass right there!!!!
God Bless America!
Minesweeping I bet as Tripoli and Boxer will be positioned past the Strait hopefully.
Thanks for posting SIT!
Great news!!!
Didn’t see this post before my response. We are resetting the chess board for a power play.
Destroyers sent through—likely with forward-pointing sonar on full blast!
WSJ: “Two U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers passed through the Straight of Hormuz on Saturday as U.S.-Iran peace talks got underway.”
“Better hope those peace talks don’t fall apart”
You mean they haven’t already?
They are behaving right now regardless of what social media and the MSM say.
Testing, 1, 2 , Test, Test
Now would be a great time to lift a prayer for the negotiations AND the men & women sailing into harm’s way.
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