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“The United States is striking Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for Iran's failed attempt to plant sea mines in the Strait, which currently has no mines.”

Stated by Donald TrumpTruth Social · Donald TrumpChecked by The Baseline automated deskSep 6, 20262 sources1 min read

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Trump's Truth Social statement about retaliating for a failed Iranian mine-laying attempt is accurately quoted, but he also cited a separate reason for the strikes that the claim omits.

Both NBC News and USA Today confirm that Trump posted on Truth Social that the U.S. strikes were in retaliation for Iran's 'failed attempt' to add sea mines to the Strait of Hormuz, 'which currently has no mines' — this part of the claim is accurately quoted. However, USA Today reports that Trump's statement also cited a second justification: Iran 'shooting eight missiles, all successfully knocked down, at our Military Base in Jordan.' The claim as presented omits this additional stated reason, giving an incomplete picture of Trump's own justification for the strikes. Because the quoted portion is accurate but a significant part of the full statement is missing, this is best classified as missing context rather than simply true or false.

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