US military says two of its ships crossed through Strait of Hormuz

WASHINGTON, April 11 (Reuters) – The U.S. military ​said on ‌Saturday that two of its warships sailed ‌through ​the ⁠Strait of Hormuz ⁠as part of a plan to start ​removing mines from ⁠the vital ⁠conduit for ​the global ​oil trade.

Sending the ships ‌through the strait was aimed at “setting ⁠conditions for clearing mines in the ⁠Strait ‌of ⁠Hormuz,” U.S ​Central ‌Command posted on ​X.

(Reporting ⁠by Idrees Ali; Editing by Sergio Non and Alistair ​Bell)