US-Israel-Iran War Latest News: Behind the scenes of the recent US-Iran conflict, President Donald Trump has disclosed details of what he described as a covert American military operation in one of the world’s busiest oil shipping routes. Speaking about the Strait of Hormuz, Trump claimed US forces quietly escorted commercial vessels through dangerous waters, repeatedly destroyed Iranian radar systems and carried out multiple retaliatory strikes against Tehran.
His remarks come as Washington and Tehran continue diplomatic talks aimed at reducing tensions, even as military operations remain under intense global scrutiny.
US-Israel-Iran War Latest News: What Did Donald Trump Reveal About the Secret US Mission?
US President Donald Trump said American forces conducted a secret maritime operation in the Strait of Hormuz for nearly six weeks without public knowledge.
Speaking to CNBC’s Business Day, Trump claimed US naval forces moved commercial ships through a safer southern route at night while keeping the operation hidden.
“We did something nobody knew. Every night, we were taking ships out through the South, which is the furthest point from where they have their little weapons, and they were going along the coast with no lights for a month and a half,” he said.
US-Israel-Iran War Latest News: How Did the US Navy Escort 22 Ships Without Being Detected?
Trump claimed the US Navy successfully escorted 22 ships in a single night through the Strait of Hormuz.
According to him, the vessels travelled without lights while American forces maintained complete silence throughout the operation to avoid detection.
“That’s a lot of oil. Our Navy took them out. We escorted them out, and nobody knew. The lights were off, everything was off, everything was silent,” Trump said.
Trump did not reveal the exact date of the operation or identify the ships involved.
US-Israel-Iran War Latest News: Why Did Trump Say US Forces Targeted Iranian Radar Systems?
Trump also claimed American forces repeatedly destroyed Iran’s radar infrastructure during the military campaign.
According to the President, Iranian authorities rebuilt damaged radar installations several times, but US forces struck the new systems again.
“We blew up Iran’s radar. They had no radar; they still don’t. We blew it up again the other night,” Trump said.
He further claimed Iran installed a “nice new radar” before it was destroyed once more by US forces.
US-Israel-Iran War Latest News: What Did Trump Say About Strikes Against Iran?
Trump linked several US military strikes to incidents involving commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
He claimed American forces responded after Iran allegedly sent a drone toward a ship and carried out other actions against maritime traffic.
“They have some missiles left; we could wipe them out too. I hit them three times last week very hard, because they sent a drone into a ship, I hit them,” Trump said.
“Then they did something else, and I hit them. I hit them three nights in a row, the week before I hit them two nights in a row, very hard.”
Trump did not disclose the locations of the strikes or the military platforms used during the operations.
US-Israel-Iran War Latest News: What Happened During the Latest US-Iran Talks?
Trump’s comments came shortly after another round of indirect talks between the United States and Iran concluded in Doha.
According to sources familiar with the negotiations, officials focused mainly on maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and the release of frozen Iranian funds. The discussions did not produce a breakthrough toward a permanent peace agreement.
Trump, however, expressed optimism about broader relations between the two countries.
“The denuclearisation of Iran is moving along well,” Trump told reporters, adding that the two sides had held “very good meetings”.
US-Israel-Iran War Latest News: Did the Doha Talks Include Iran’s Nuclear Programme?
Although Trump suggested progress on Iran’s nuclear programme, Reuters reported that negotiators did not discuss the nuclear issue during the latest Doha meetings because the talks focused on technical matters under the interim agreement.
US Vice President JD Vance indicated that nuclear negotiations would take place in a later round.
“Obviously, we’re worried about the nuclear issue, we’re going to start talking about that,” he said.
US-Israel-Iran War Latest News: What Happens Next?
The next round of indirect US-Iran negotiations is expected after the funeral of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, scheduled for July 9.
Until then, Trump’s disclosure of the alleged secret military operations has renewed focus on the balance between diplomacy and military action in the Gulf, where the Strait of Hormuz remains central to both regional security and global energy markets.
