U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that all naval mines placed in the Strait of Hormuz have been cleared or detonated. In his statement, Trump warned that the United States would attack any vessel attempting to lay new mines in the vital shipping corridor.
Writing on Truth Social, Trump said he had been briefed by the U.S. Navy that "all naval mines have been detonated or removed from the international waters of the Strait of Hormuz." He added that Iran had been notified that "any ship laying new mines will be destroyed immediately and systematically."
