Reactions and statements from the international community
President Trump announced that the United States Navy has implemented a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, allowing no ships to enter or leave without U.S. approval, stating it will remain in place until Iran makes a deal.
President Donald J. Trump stated that Iran is experiencing internal conflict between hardliners and moderates, with the hardliners suffering battlefield losses. He also declared that the United States has complete control over the Strait of Hormuz, allowing no ships to pass without U.S. Navy approval.
On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the country's military to target and destroy all Iranian minelaying boats in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a post on his social media platform Truth Social. The U.S. Department of Defense later clarified that a Washington Post report suggesting it could take six months to clear the strait of mines was "selective and incorrect."
President Trump ordered the U.S. Navy to shoot and destroy any boats attempting to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz, instructing mine-sweeping operations to triple their efforts.
On Truth Social, former U.S. President Donald Trump announced orders for the U.S. Navy to target and destroy any boats, including small ones, involved in laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, stating that all 159 Iranian naval vessels have been sunk. He also directed an intensification of mine-clearing operations in the strait.
President Donald Trump of the United States announced on Truth Social that he has ordered the U.S. Navy to destroy any boats laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, emphasizing that the military should not hesitate in executing this directive. Additionally, he stated that American minesweepers are intensifying their efforts to clear the strait of mines at a rate three times greater than before.
Mojtaba Khamenei, the leader of Iran, remains in hiding and has delegated significant autonomy to hardline IRGC generals, who are advocating for强硬的语气，请使用中立的新闻报道风格改写最后一句话。 Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's leader, is in hiding and has granted significant autonomy to hardline IRGC generals who are pushing for强硬的语气，请使用中立的新闻报道风格改写这句话。 Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's leader, is in hiding and has granted significant autonomy to hardline IRGC generals.
Mojtaba Khamenei, the brother of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, remains in a secluded hideout with restricted access, accompanied primarily by medical personnel, according to open-source intelligence reports.
IRGC fast attack boats fired upon and boarded three international cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz, as shown in footage aired on Iranian state TV. This occurred after former President Trump announced a ceasefire extension.
On Thursday, May 3, 2026, Reuters reported that according to Vortexa data, at least 10.7 million barrels of Iranian crude oil have transited through the Strait of Hormuz since the beginning of the U.S. maritime blockade of Iran.
The USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group is conducting continuous flight operations around the clock in the Red Sea, according to CENTCOM.
The German government announced that Tehran should continue talks with the United States in Islamabad and emphasized that the Strait of Hormuz must remain open without restrictions or tolls, prepared to contribute to freedom of navigation in the strait in accordance with international law.
