A projectile approaches what U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) says is an Iranian naval vessel, during strikes that included attacks on mine-laying vessels, at a location given as “near the Strait of Hormuz”.
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United States forces have knocked out 28 Iranian mine-laying ships, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (March 11, 2026).
The statement comes as Tehran seeks to choke the vital Strait of Hormuz to oil traffic amid the war.
“We hit 28 mine ships as of this moment,” Mr. Trump told reporters during a trip to Cincinnati, Ohio, a day after the U.S. military gave a figure of 16 mine-laying boats destroyed.
Published – March 12, 2026 02:16 am IST
