US Navy Clears Mines from Strait of Hormuz Shipping Lane

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President Donald Trump announced that US Navy forces removed or destroyed all mines in the main international shipping lane of the Strait of Hormuz, according to a Tuesday statement on Truth Social. Trump warned Iran that any vessel laying new mines would be immediately destroyed, adding that US Space Forces monitor the strait under a zero-tolerance policy. Two US officials confirmed the Navy cleared the traffic separation scheme between Oman and Iran, where over 100 suspected mines were found. The strait was blocked after US-Iran war began in late February, spiking oil prices. Shipping resumed June 18 under a truce that collapsed in July, with Iran re-closing the waterway.


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