U.S. President Donald Trump stated: ‘Last month, I directed our Great U.S. Military to execute a secret mission to support Oil Tankers and other Commercial Ships through the Straight of Hormuz. Today, I am pleased to announce that this effort has resulted in more than 100 MILLION Barrels of Oil making its way through the Straight, and into the Open Market. More than 200 Commercial Ships have safely traveled through the Strait. This wildly successful effort is because the UNITED STATES of AMERICA CONTROLS the Strait of Hormuz — NOT Iran. Their military is defeated, and their economy is lost. It’s over for Iran! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP’
Analysis: This statement exhibits elements of both grotesqueness and potential absurdity. Trump claims that the United States ‘CONTROLS’ the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow international waterway that is geographically bordered by Iran. While the U.S. Navy maintains a significant presence in the region, declaring absolute control over a sovereign maritime chokepoint is a geopolitical exaggeration that ignores international law and the reality of Iranian military capabilities in the area. Furthermore, the claim that 100 million barrels of oil have passed through due to this ‘secret mission’ is contested by energy analysts and open-source intelligence trackers, who suggest that the oil in question likely involves ship-to-ship transfers of Arab oil in the Gulf of Oman, rather than a direct result of a U.S.-led escort operation through the Strait itself. The assertion that Iran’s military is ‘defeated’ and its economy ‘lost’ is a hyperbolic assessment that contradicts ongoing reports of regional skirmishes and continued Iranian regional activity.
Source: Osint613, June 10, 2026.
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