Trump wars Iranian military ships from approaching ‘our blockade’ in Gulf

Al Jazeera · Apr 13, 2026 · 219 words

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8 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Trump says Iranian ships will be ‘eliminated’ as US naval blockade begins”

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Multiple independent web sources (Reuters, BBC, Al Jazeera) and Wikipedia entries confirm Trump's warning about eliminating Iranian ships approaching the US naval blockade. The claim is supported by three distinct web search results and Wikipedia's 2025-2026 conflict timelines.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On June 22, 2025, the United States Air Force and Navy attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran as part of the Twelve-Day War, under the code name Operation Midnight Hammer. The Fordow Uranium Enrich…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_strikes_on_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from U.S. president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting military and government sites, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other Iranian officials, and infli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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“A naval blockade on Iran, ordered by United States President Donald Trump, has begun”

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Web search results and Wikipedia confirm the US naval blockade began on April 13, 2025, following failed negotiations. Multiple sources independently report the blockade's implementation.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Iran and the United States in modern-day are unsettled and have a troubled history. They began in the mid-to-late 19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar Pers…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations

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“Trump warned Iranian military ships on Monday from approaching the blockade zone”

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Three web search results independently confirm Trump's warning to Iranian ships to stay away from the blockade zone, with direct quotes from official statements.

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web search NEUTRAL — PresidentTrumpwarnedon Monday that anyshipsthat target the U.S. navalblockadeofIranianports and the Strait of Hormuz will be "immediately ELIMINATED." "Iran's Navy is laying at the bottom ...
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-us-iran-ports-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Theblockadeonships"entering or departingIranianports and coastal areas" will begin on Monday, U.S. Central Command said. But U.S. forces will not impede vessels transiting the Strait of ...
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/12/world/iran-war-trump…

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web search NEUTRAL — TheU.S.blockadewould apply to "any and allShipstrying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz," President DonaldTrumpsaid.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/13/trump-iran-war-strait-of-hor…

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“I Iran’s Navy is laying at the bottom of the sea, completely obliterated – 158 ships. What we have not hit are their small number of, what they call, ‘fast attack ships,’ because we did not consider them much of a threat”

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No relevant evidence found in web search results or Wikipedia entries to support the claim about Iran's navy being destroyed. The Wikipedia entries are unrelated to Trump's specific statements.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Trumpism is the political ideology behind Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, and his political base. It is often used in close conjunction with the Make America Great Agai…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iranian officials and institutions, both from the Islamic Republic and the opposition, as well as foreign governments, international organisations, and public figures, issued varied responses to the 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactions_to_the_2025–2026_Ira…

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“Warning: If any of these ships come anywhere close to our BLOCKADE, they will be immediately ELIMINATED”

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“The blockade, which Trump announced on Sunday after US and Iranian negotiators failed to reach a deal after a round of talks in Pakistan, came into effect on Monday at 10am in Washington, DC (14:00 GMT)”

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No evidence found in web search results or Wikipedia to confirm the blockade's announcement timing or context.

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“The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) centre announced earlier that it had been notified that the US blockade will apply “without distinction” to ships engaging with Iranian ports and oil terminals”

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“The restrictions encompass the entirety of the Iranian coastline, including the ports and energy infrastructure”

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No evidence found in web search results or Wikipedia to confirm the blockade's geographic scope.

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Trump wars Iranian military ships from approaching ‘our blockade’ in Gulf

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