President Donald Trump said Tuesday evening that the US Navy has completed clearing all mines from the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic waterway vital to global oil shipping, according to a report by The Zioneer. The claim adds to a series of Trump administration statements asserting control over the waterway amid ongoing tensions with Iran.
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday evening that the US Navy has completed clearing all mines from the international waters of the Strait of Hormuz, declaring a 'zero tolerance' policy for any vessel laying new mines, according to a report by The Zioneer. The claim, which Trump accompanied by references to the destruction of Mount Pickaxe and three additional Iranian nuclear sites, adds to a series of administration statements asserting control over the strategic waterway.
The Zioneer has been tracking Trump's declarations on the Strait closely. Earlier Tuesday (17:32 Jerusalem), three sequential updates reported Trump's announcement that the Navy had cleared or detonated all mines and warned that any new mine-laying would be 'immediately and systematically destroyed.' Those reports also cited claims of continuous Space Force monitoring. The latest iteration integrates those earlier elements into a single, broader assertion that includes the nuclear sites reference.
The current statement extends a pattern of escalating claims by the Trump administration regarding the Strait. As The Zioneer reported on June 10, Trump disclosed a secret operation seizing millions of barrels of Iranian oil. On June 12, he confirmed a 60-day ceasefire framework (the 'Islamabad Agreement'). On June 15 he claimed tankers were sailing out despite Iranian denials; on June 16 he said the strait would fully reopen by Friday; on June 26 he declared Iran defeated and the strait open; and on July 14 he vowed to control it. Independent verification of any of these claims has not been published.
No independent confirmation of the mine clearance operation has been reported, and it remains unclear when or how the operation concluded. The Iranian response to the latest declaration has not been cited by any report.
6 developments
- StrongTrump says tankers are sailing out of Strait of Hormuz, contradicting Iranian reports
- StrongTrump says involved in Iran talks, Strait of Hormuz open and under US control
- StrongTrump touts 19 million barrels crossing Hormuz yesterday, oil prices falling
- ConfirmedTrump declares Iran 'finished' as 200 oil tankers cross Strait of Hormuz
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