Washington, United States, April 11, 2026 (AFP) - US warships transit Strait of Hormuz in mine clearance op

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Two US Navy warships have transited the Strait of Hormuz to begin clearing the strategic waterway of mines laid by Iran, US Central Command said Saturday -- a claim denied by Tehran. The announcement of the first such transit since the US-Israeli war with Iran began came shortly after President Donald Trump said Washington had started "clearing out" the strait, through which a fifth of the world's crude oil passes. "Today, we began the process of......

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