US President Donald Trump revealed details of military and security operations carried out by the US military in the Strait of Hormuz region over the past two months, confirming that US forces succeeded in removing dozens of ships from the vital waterway without Iranian defenses being able to detect them. Trump explained that this field success came as a result of the complete destruction of Iranian radars, which made Iranian forces unable to see or track naval movements in the region.
Speaking to international media, Trump reviewed precise figures about these operations, indicating that one night last week saw 25 ships removed, followed by another night in which 22 ships were withdrawn, and then 19 ships on a subsequent night. The US President affirmed that these repeated movements were carried out nightly and regularly, reflecting the United States' complete operational control over navigation in that strategic region.
Trump stressed that military pressure and the tightened naval blockade were the primary drivers that pushed the Iranian leadership to the negotiating table in an unprecedented manner, describing the anticipated memorandum of understanding as potentially amounting to unconditional surrender. He added that he negotiated from a position of real strength after neutralizing and destroying vital parts of the Iranian military arsenal, considering that the option of de-escalation was necessary to avoid a global economic recession that long wars could cause.
In the context of his warning against Tehran's nuclear ambitions, the US President claimed that Iran's acquisition of a nuclear weapon would have posed an immediate existential threat to the region, alleging that Tehran would have used it within the first week of possessing it. He concluded his remarks by indicating that the Israeli presence would have been in imminent danger were it not for US interventions and the strict policies pursued by his administration to undermine Iranian offensive capabilities.
We removed 25 ships from the Strait of Hormuz on one night last week, and the Iranians did not know because we destroyed their radars.
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Trump reveals secret operations in the Strait of Hormuz and the disabling of Iranian radars