U.S. Military Says It Has Cleared Iran’s Mines From Strait of Hormuz Shipping Lanes

U.S. Central Command Commander Admiral Brad Cooper says U.S. forces have cleared sea mines laid by Iran from the internationally recognized shipping lanes through the Strait of Hormuz, offering new details on the military operation behind President Donald Trump’s declaration that the waterway had been cleared.

Cooper made the announcement in a video posted to X, saying U.S. forces had spent months clearing mines from the Strait’s Traffic Separation Scheme, the established lanes historically used by commercial shipping.

“These are the long-standing lanes international shipping has historically used to transit the Strait of Hormuz,” Cooper said. “Over the past few months,