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Wed · 04 Nov 2026

Trump Claims US Has Demined and Now Controls Hormuz Strait

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Trump Claims US Has Demined and Now Controls Hormuz Strait

⚓ HORMUZ — "Demined" implies mines were laid — by whom, and when? 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Iranian mining was never publicly confirmed — IRGC harassment was the transit barrier. If mines existed and are now cleared, Washington holds physical control of the strait. That nullifies Iran's Hormuz veto, collapsing the Oman framework's premise. Tehran must contest US control kinetically or concede the strait is no longer its to negotiate with.

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