Washington affirme commencer le déminage du détroit d'Ormuz
The US military claimed that two of its destroyers had crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday to undertake mine-clearing operations in this strategic seaway controlled by Iran, claims denied by Tehran, amid talks between the two countries in Pakistan.
In the evening, the Revolutionary Guards, the ideological army of the Islamic Republic of Iran, threatened to act "severely" against any military vessel transiting through the strait.
The two ships operated as part of "a broader mission to ensure that the strait is completely cleared of sea mines previously laid by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard," the U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said in a statement on X.
These claims were "strongly rejected" by Iranian armed forces spokesman Ebrahim Zolfaghari, quoted by state television.
"The decision regarding the passage of any ship (through the Strait of Hormuz) rests with the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran," he asserted.
Speaking to the press on Saturday afternoon, Donald Trump added: "We have minesweepers out there."
"We are sweeping the strait, and on top of that, we are negotiating," he added.
In the evening, the naval command of the Revolutionary Guards asserted that "any attempt by military vessels to cross the Strait of Hormuz will be met with a severe response," according to Iranian state television.
"The Revolutionary Guard Navy has full authority to intelligently manage the Strait of Hormuz," he added.
The Centcom announcement came amid peace talks between the United States and Iran in Pakistan, during which the issue of traffic in the strait is a major topic.
Navigation remains hampered in this strategic maritime route for oil and world trade, virtually blocked by Iran since the beginning of the war, even though its reopening was a condition of the ceasefire.
- "Clearing" -
"Today we began the process of establishing a new passage, and we will soon share this safe route with the maritime industry to encourage the free flow of trade," said U.S. Admiral Brad Cooper, head of Centcom, in the statement.
"Additional U.S. forces, including underwater drones, will join the cleanup efforts in the coming days," the admiral added.
In a message a few hours earlier on his Truth Social platform, Donald Trump had claimed that the United States had begun "the process of unblocking the Strait of Hormuz".
The operation was presented as a "favor to countries around the world, including China, Japan, South Korea, France, Germany and many others," the US president wrote.
"Incredibly, they lack the courage or the will to do the work themselves," he asserted.
Donald Trump also attacked the media, which he said claimed was claiming that Iran was winning the war against the United States, "when in reality everyone knows they are LOSING, and LOSING BIG."
"The only thing in their favor is the threat that a ship could 'hit' one of their naval mines" in the Strait of Hormuz, he acknowledged, while claiming that "all 28 of their mine-laying ships have been lying at the bottom of the sea" since the American strikes.
Without providing details, the US president also claimed that "empty tankers from many countries are all heading to the United States of America to LOAD UP with oil."
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