Donald Trump has claimed Iran has been "totally decapitated" by the US.

14:54, Sat, Mar 14, 2026 Updated: 15:04, Sat, Mar 14, 2026

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Donald Trump has urged several countries, including the UK, to send their ships to the Strait of Hormuz in a bid to eliminate the Iranian threat in the area. As the Tehran regime continues its blockade of the key oil trade route, the US President took to Truth Social on Saturday.

He wrote: “Many countries, especially those who are affected by Iran’s attempted closure of the Hormuz Strait, will be sending war ships, in conjunction with the United States of America, to keep the strait open and safe.

“We have already destroyed 100% of Iran’s military capability, but it’s easy for them to send a drone or two, drop a mine, or deliver a close-range missile somewhere along, or in, this waterway, no matter how badly defeated they are.

“Hopefully China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and others, that are affected by this artificial constraint, will send ships to the area so that the Hormuz Strait will no longer be a threat by a nation that has been totally decapitated.

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“In the meantime, the United States will be bombing the hell out of the shoreline, and continually shooting Iranian boats and ships out of the water. One way or the other, we will soon get the Hormuz Strait OPEN, SAFE, and FREE!”