Trump Says Strait of Hormuz Has Been Demined, Warns Iran Not to Plant More
Trump said all detected mines were removed or detonated from the Strait of Hormuz and warned any new placement would bring immediate U.S. military action.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced that the United States Navy has cleared all naval mines from international waters in the Strait of Hormuz, eliminating a significant maritime threat.
- The Strait of Hormuz remains a critical oil transit chokepoint connecting Persian Gulf exporters to global markets, a major point of tension between the United States and Iran.
- Through Space Force, the administration is monitoring every square inch of the Strait and the site at Pickaxe Mountain, formally known as Kuh-e Kolang Gaz La, an under-construction Iranian nuclear facility.
- Trump emphasized that "any ship or boat placing new mines will be immediately and systematically destroyed," establishing a Zero Tolerance policy for future mine placement in the waterway.
- Surveillance efforts extend beyond the Strait to Iranian nuclear installations near Natanz, including three previously destroyed sites, as part of heightened U.S. monitoring of the strategically vital region.
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Trump says US Navy informed him all mines removed and/or detonated from Hormuz - The Tribune
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he had been informed by the US Navy that all mines had been removed or detonated from international waters in the Strait of Hormuz, while warning Iran that any attempt to lay new mines in the international waters would trigger an immediate US military response.
Trump claimed the U.S. had cleared all mines in the Strait of Hormuz and warned that he would destroy any Iranian ships that would lay new mines, as Tehran continues to try to increase its control over the waterway.
Trump says Hormuz mines removed, threatens ships laying new ones
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that all mines have been removed or detonated from the Strait of Hormuz, warning Iran that any ship placing new mines will be destroyed. Trump made the remarks in a social media post as the U.S. has been stepping up its naval blockade of Iranian ports and economic pressure campaign as part of efforts to end the monthslong war with the Islamic Republic. "I have just been informed by the United…
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