Trump Says Iran Is Removing Sea Mines From Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump said Iran is removing sea mines from the Strait of Hormuz, a step that could expand commercial shipping traffic through the vital waterway.

President Trump and Iranian officials are sparring over control of the Strait of Hormuz after the president deployed a U.S. blockade to the critical path of transit for much of the world’s oil and gas. The strait reopened Friday morning, one day after Israel and Lebanon called for a 10-day ceasefire in compliance with Iran’s…
President Donald Trump said Iran is removing sea mines from the Strait of Hormuz, a step that could expand commercial shipping traffic through the vital waterway.
Iran announces its strict blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is back in place just one day after reopening it. It comes in response to the United States’ naval blockade that’s stopping ships from sailing in or out of Iranian ports. NBC’s Raf Sanchez reports for Saturday TODAY.
Trump warns Iran it “can’t blackmail us” after Tehran threatens “bitter defeats” after attacks on ships.
Iran said on Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz is again closed to traffic following threats of such action if the U.S. continued its blockade of the shipping channel.Why it matters: The closure could be a setback to efforts toward a new round of negotiations on a deal to end the war and will add pressure to an already tense situation between Iran and the…
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps fired on at least two ships in the waters near Oman, after Tehran again moved to close the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, according to a report citing a US official — as President Donald Trump accused Iran of trying to “get cute” while warning the regime “can’t blackmail us.”...
Merchant ships were sent scrambling to retreat after Iran fired on multiple vessels on Saturday morning, part of its sudden decision to re-close the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf announced Friday evening that the strait was closed, despite an earlier announcement from President Donald Trump and Iranian Foreign…