Trump: US removed 22 tankers from Hormuz ‘in complete radio silence’

Trump: US removed 22 tankers from Hormuz ‘in complete radio silence’ The US president said the tankers were moved under heavy military protection and “complete radio silence” in a single night as part of a month-and-a-half military operation, claiming the operation helped prevent global oil prices from surging. "If we hadn't done it, a barrel of oil would have gone to $350," Trump told CNBC, adding that he did not want his presidency associated with triggering a global economic downturn, as the late US president Herbert Hoover did. Trump also claimed the US military had achieved a "complete military victory" over Iran in the past four months, saying Tehran had been "completely defeated militarily" and that any remaining Iranian missile capabilities "can be destroyed".