President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday evening that the United States Navy has fully completed its operation to clear international waters in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, confirming that all deployed naval mines have been safely neutralized or detonated.
In a blunt statement published on his social media platform, the President revealed that Iran has received formal notice that any Iranian ship, boat, or vessel attempting to lay new mines in the vital maritime chokepoint will be immediately and systematically destroyed by U.S. armed forces. Trump disclosed that the administration is deploying advanced surveillance assets from the U.S. Space Force to monitor every square inch of the strait in real time. He noted this continuous orbital tracking mirrors surveillance operations over Mount Pickaxe and the three other Iranian nuclear installations destroyed in previous strikes.
The President emphasized that Washington has enacted a rigid “zero-tolerance” policy regarding maritime mining and naval sabotage, which is now in full effect to guarantee freedom of navigation and secure global energy transit routes.