The U.S. Navy has destroyed Iranian surveillance capabilities, including radars, to facilitate shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

Posted by VINCE, Aug 25, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

Polygraph verdictTrue

Sources: 6 support
Said: 1 time·
Confidence: 70%

VINCEAug 25, 2026

Multiple sources report that U.S. strikes destroyed much of Iran's radar and surveillance capability around the Strait of Hormuz, and that this let tankers transit with U.S. escorts. The claim's core matches the record, though most sources are unrated and the Navy's role is described partly as 'the Americans' or U.S. forces, which is a minor attribution difference.

What we found

Supports. A Reuters-sourced U.S. military official said U.S. strikes destroyed much of Iran's radar capabilities, after which the IRGC began using small-boat spotters.[2][3]

Supports. JINSA reports that U.S. strikes eliminated Iranian radars on its coast and islands that tracked tankers, and that U.S. escorts and cleared mines enabled crude to cross the strait.[4]

Supports. An analysis describes a mid-August operation in which U.S. forces destroyed radars around Bandar Abbas, Larak and Qeshm so that chartered tankers could sail safely through Hormuz, with the U.S. Navy clearing mines.[5]

Supports. CENTCOM said commercial shipping continued through the Strait of Hormuz thanks to coordinated U.S. efforts, and Reuters reported Iran's claims of U.S. drone losses without U.S. confirmation.[1][6]

Context. The post's own wording ('we've blown up a lot of their surveillance capabilities, their radars') matches the claim, and the claimed operation is consistent with the mid-August timing given in the analysis.[5]