President Donald Trump said the U.S. Navy has removed or destroyed all mines from international waters in the Strait of Hormuz and declared that any vessel attempting to place new mines in the strategic shipping corridor will face an immediate U.S. military response.
By yourNEWS Media Newsroom.
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the U.S. Navy has completed the removal or destruction of mines from international waters in the Strait of Hormuz, following a months-long operation aimed at restoring safe navigation through one of the world’s most important maritime energy routes.
Trump disclosed the development in a Truth Social post, saying military officials had informed him that the waters had been cleared.
“I have just been informed by the United States Navy that all mines have been removed and/or detonated from within the International Waters of the Strait of Hormuz,” Trump wrote.
The president coupled the announcement with a warning to Iran against attempting to mine the waterway again.
Trump said Iranian authorities had been notified that “any ship or boat placing new mines will be immediately and systematically destroyed.”
He also announced what he described as a “Zero Tolerance policy on mine placement” in the strait.
According to Trump, the U.S. Space Force is conducting surveillance across “every square inch” of the strategically important passage as Washington seeks to prevent any renewed effort to interfere with maritime traffic.
The declaration follows months of U.S. military operations after mines planted by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps disrupted commercial shipping earlier this year during fighting involving Tehran.
U.S. Central Command launched a large-scale mine-clearing effort in April in response to the threat posed to vessels traveling through the waterway.
The Navy used destroyers and underwater drones during the operation as American forces worked to identify, remove or detonate mines and establish navigable routes for commercial ships.
The Strait of Hormuz separates Iran from Oman and serves as a critical passage for international energy transportation. Under normal conditions, a significant portion of the world’s oil shipments travels through the narrow waterway, making disruptions there capable of affecting commercial shipping and global energy markets.
Trump had already said last week that the Strait of Hormuz was “open and operating” and that mines in the area had been removed or destroyed.
His comments came even as attacks attributed to Iran against commercial vessels continued.
Tuesday’s announcement went further by stating that the Navy had now cleared all mines from the international waters of the strait and by explicitly threatening military action against vessels involved in placing replacements.
Trump also said American Space Force monitoring extends beyond the Strait of Hormuz.
The president said surveillance includes “Pickaxe Mountain” as well as three Iranian nuclear facilities that he said had already been destroyed.
The administration’s latest declaration signals that Washington intends to maintain active surveillance of the area following completion of the mine-clearing operation, while treating any renewed deployment of mines as grounds for an immediate military response.
For commercial vessels traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, the Navy’s removal of the mines represents a significant step toward restoring safer passage through a waterway that had faced months of disruption since the fighting with Iran began earlier this year.
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