“[T]heir longtime ‘Leaders’ are no longer with us, praise be to Allah! The only thing they have going is the threat that a ship may ‘bunk’ into one of their sea mines which, by the way, all 28 of their mine dropper boats are also lying at the bottom of the sea,” he wrote.
Maritime tracking data showed at least one U.S. warship, the USS Michael Murphy, transiting through the Strait on Saturday. A senior Iranian military official claimed the vessel turned back after receiving a warning that it would be attacked if it continued through the Strait, according to Iranian state television. A U.S. official denied that claim, according to Axios, which also reported that “several” U.S. ships had passed through the Strait.
Trump’s comments came as the U.S. and Iran began negotiations in Islamabad, Pakistan, aimed at ending the war that began with a surprise U.S.-Israeli attack involving hundreds of strikes on Feb. 28, and is now in its seventh week.
