Image for representation purposes only Donald Trump has claimed that around 200 commercial ships, mostly oil tankers carrying more than 100 million barrels of oil, safely transited the Strait of Hormuz, past Iran’s Navy, with the assistance of U.S forces. According to reports, the U.S. Navy suggested alternative routes to ships near the coast of Oman and also advised them to turn off their transponders to avoid being detected by the IRGC Navy. Trump also posted about it. His post read- “More than 200 Commercial Ships have safely travelled 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.” This comes in response to Iran’s announcement that the Strait of Hormuz is closed to all commercial ships due to renewed U.S attacks on the Islamic Republic and the compromised security in the waterway. A few days back, the U.S President had said that Washington would resume attacks on Iran since it delayed signing the peace deal. Two days back, speaking about the Apache helicopter crash near Hormuz, he said that Iran was to blame for the incident, which also provides ground for renewed military action against the country. After this, the U.S. carried out strikes against key Iranian defence and surveillance sites along the Strait of Hormuz. “We hit them hard yesterday. We’re going to hit them again hard today, in case you miss it, in case you don’t turn on your television set, and we’ll see what happens with the deal,” he told reporters. He also said that the deal with Iran has been negotiated and all that needs to be done is ‘Iran signing a paper.’ “We have a fully negotiated — but they’re tapping and tapping, and they say, ‘All right, let’s give them a couple of more days.’ They’re tapping becaus