Since the war began at the end of February, the Strait of Hormuz has been Iran's strongest bargaining chip. However, US officials said that in the past two months, the US military has gradually weakened Iran's control over this critical waterway. US officials said that the US military has reversed the situation in the Strait of Hormuz and believes that this may be a turning point in the war, which will not only gradually ease the global economy, but also hopefully facilitate a better agreement with Iran. In a telephone interview with Axios on Thursday, US President Trump said, “It's open there. Iran's response was very gentle. They don't want us to touch them again. That's the whole point. Nothing else matters.” According to reports, after the US-Iran Memorandum broke down, the US military began taking unilateral actions to try to re-open the Strait of Hormuz. The operation included several aspects: a task force formed by the US military in cooperation with the UAE began to guide ships through the southern channel of the Strait of Hormuz, while providing air cover for the ships and intercepting drone and cruise missile attacks launched by Iran. The two-week US bombing operation drastically reduced the ability of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps to attack ships passing through the strait. A demining operation used Navy divers, Navy SEALs, underwater and surface drones, and private contractors to detect and remove mines. The blockade of Iranian ports has been reinstated.

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