US clears Strait of Hormuz mines, warns Iran against new ones
US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the US Navy has cleared all mines from the Strait of Hormuz and warned Iran against placing new mines in the strategic waterway. In a Truth Social post, Trump said Iran has been notified that any ship or boat placing new mines will be "immediately and systematically destroyed," adding that Space Force is monitoring the strait. The announcement comes amid heightened tensions in the six-month-old Iran conflict. Shipping traffic through the strait has dropped sharply, with only two commodity vessels transiting Monday, the lowest daily count since early May. The US has proposed lifting its naval blockade and sanctions on Iran in exchange for reopening the waterway.