US President Donald Trump confirmed that "the United States launched a very strong strike against Iran last night, in response to Tehran's attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz." “We dealt them a very strong blow last night,” Trump said in a telephone statement to CNN, declaring, “We were on the verge of reaching an agreement on Saturday.” He stressed that "they were about to give up everything, then suddenly, two hours later, they targeted a ship with a drone," saying: "These people suffer from something wrong." The United States announced that “the Strait of Hormuz is open to all ships, and that the American army is ready to ensure freedom of navigation in it, despite Iran’s announcement of the closure of the waterway.”