President Donald Trump said the U.S. is “starting the process of clearing out the Strait of Hormuz,” adding that this is a “favor” to other countries that don’t have the “courage” or “will” to do this themselves.
“We’re now starting the process of clearing out the Strait of Hormuz as a favor to Countries all over the World, including China, Japan, South Korea, France, Germany, and many others. Incredibly, they don’t have the Courage or Will to do this work themselves,” he wrote on social media Saturday morning.
ABC News has asked the White House for more details on what the “process of clearing out” the Strait entails.
President Donald Trump walks to Marine One before departing from the South Lawn of the White House, April 10, 2026, in Washington.
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“Very interestingly, however, empty Oil carrying ships from many Nations are all heading to the United States of America to LOAD UP with Oil,” Trump added, repeating his earlier claim that empty oil tankers are currently on their way to the U.S.
The president continued to insist that Iran is “LOSING, and LOSING BIG!” and also repeated: “praise be to Allah” which he has previously written in a Truth Social post referring to Iran.
“Their Navy is gone, their Air Force is gone, their Anti Aircraft apparatus is nonexistent, Radar is dead, their Missile and Drone Factories have been largely obliterated along with the Missiles and Drones themselves and, most importantly, their longtime “Leaders” are no longer with us, praise be to Allah!” Trump said.
-ABC News’ Emily Chang
