President Donald Trump announced Saturday that U.S. forces have begun operations to clear the Strait of Hormuz, while asserting that Iran’s military capabilities have been effectively dismantled.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump described what he said was the collapse of Iran’s naval and air power.

“Their Navy is gone, their Air Force is gone, their Anti Aircraft apparatus is nonexistent, Radar is dead,” Trump wrote.

He further claimed that Iran’s missile and drone systems, along with their stockpiles, have been severely damaged, adding that key leadership figures are no longer alive.

Trump also said Iran no longer poses a meaningful threat to maritime traffic in the region.

“The only thing they have going is the threat that a ship may ‘bunk’ into one of their sea mines,” he wrote, adding that “all 28 of their mine dropper boats are also lying at the bottom of the sea.”

He said the United States has now begun working to reopen the vital shipping lane, framing the effort as beneficial to the global economy.

“We’re now starting the process of clearing out the Strait of Hormuz as a favor to Countries all over the World,” Trump said, citing China, Japan, South Korea, France, and Germany.

Recent fears of Iranian attacks have largely halted commercial shipping through the strait, a key route for international oil transport, sending shockwaves through energy markets.

Despite much of the oil passing through the strait being destined for overseas markets, fuel prices in the United States have climbed in recent weeks.

Trump added that oil tankers from several countries are now heading toward the U.S. to take on cargo “to LOAD UP with Oil.”