US Navy Clears Strait of Hormuz Mines as Trump Issues Warning to Iran
All naval mines within the international waters of the Strait of Hormuz were removed or detonated by the United States Navy, President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday. Commercial shipping operators and global energy markets face heightened stakes as military forces enforce a strict zero-tolerance policy across the vital corridor.
Trump stated on Truth Social that the US Navy informed him of the complete removal and detonation of all mines in the international passage. He warned that Iranian authorities had been notified that any ship or boat caught placing new mines would face immediate and systematic destruction by US forces.
Operations in the strategic waterway remain under intensive observation. Trump added that Space Force capabilities were monitoring every square inch of the strait, linking the surveillance to previous tracking of “Pickaxe Mountain” and three other destroyed nuclear sites.
The clearance initiative follows a series of security incidents affecting commercial traffic in the region. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reported that a bulk carrier attempting to leave the strait last Tuesday was struck by an unidentified projectile, resulting in one casualty and damage to its engine room. That incident marked the eighth vessel attack recorded by the UKMTO in the waterway for the month.
Disruptions have heavily impacted energy flows through the passage, which connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman. Provisional Vortexa data cited by Reuters showed oil transits through the corridor stood at approximately 5 million barrels per day on Monday, down sharply from more than 20 million barrels per day before the war.
