US warships transit Strait of Hormuz in mine clearance op

By Agence France-Presse

Apr 12, 2026 2:02 am

WASHINGTON — Two US Navy warships have transited the Strait of Hormuz at the start of an operation to clear the strategic waterway of mines laid by Iran, US Central Command said Saturday.

The announcement -- which marks 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.

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