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Last Updated:March 16, 2026, 22:56 IST
US President Donald Trump announced that over 30 Iranian mine laying ships have been destroyed, impacting Tehran's ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
US President Donald Trump speaks ahead of Trump Kennedy Center Board Members on Monday. (White House/X)
US President Donald Trump on Monday said more than 30 mine laying ships of Iran have been destroyed which has affected Tehran’s capacity to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
“We are hammering their capacity to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz with more than 30 mine laying ships destroyed. We hit to the best of our knowledge, all of their mine laying ships. Now they can put them on other types of ships," Trump said ahead of a meeting with Trump Kennedy Center Board Members.
President Donald J. Trump provides an update on Operation Epic Fury:The Iranian Air Force is gone. The Navy is gone. Many ships SUNK. Total OBLITERATION. pic.twitter.com/RvwwKzuGnm
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 16, 2026
The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz — a crucial maritime chokepoint which accounts for nearly one-fifth of the world’s oil trade — triggered disruptions in energy supplies across the globe.
Energy prices have soared across the world since Iran retaliated against the coordinated US-Israeli strikes by threatening shipping sailing though the strait.
Also Read: Strait Of Hormuz Shut For Enemies And Those Supporting Their Aggression: Iran
Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday said the Strait of Hormuz will remain shut only to “enemies and those supporting their aggression".
Araghchi told a semi-official Students News Network that Iran has not requested a ceasefire and will ensure that any end of the war with Israel and the US is definitive.
This comes as several countries refuse to US President Donald Trump’s request to deploy warships to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump has argued that countries dependent on oil flowing through Hormuz, including the UK, China, South Korea, France and Japan, should shoulder responsibility for securing navigation through the vital waterway.
Among the countries that have declined the request include the UK, Italy, Germany, Japan and Australia.
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First Published:
March 16, 2026, 22:09 IST
News world Trump Says US Destroyed Over 30 Iranian Mine Laying Ships In Strait Of Hormuz
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