India, April 11 -- US President Donald Trump declared that the "Strait of Hormuz will soon be open" after reports that two US Navy warships on Saturday crossed the key waterway blockaded by Iran since the start of the war on February 28

He wrote on Truth Social, "The United States has completely destroyed Iran's Military, including their entire Navy and Air Force, and everything else. Their Leadership is DEAD!"

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This came after two US Navy guided-missile destroyers reportedly passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, the first such transit through the key global waterway since the start of the war with Iran.

The warships' passage was not coordinated with authorities in Tehran, US media outlet Axios said...