Afghanistan, March 11 -- US President Donald Trump said the American military destroyed 10 Iranian bomb-laden boats in the past few hours, describing the operation as a success in protecting key shipping routes in the Gulf.
Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform that he was pleased with the report and suggested that more strikes against similar targets could follow in the coming hours.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also shared Trump's statement on X, saying the bomb boats had been inactive and were targeted in the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
Hegseth warned that the United States would not allow what he described as terrorists to hold the Strait of Hormuz hostage, addressing what he called Iran's "weakened regime."
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