US President Donald Trump said the US Navy told him all mines have been cleared from the Strait of Hormuz in a Tuesday Truth Social post.
“All mines have been removed and/or detonated from within the International Waters of the Strait of Hormuz,” the president wrote.
“Iran has been notified that any ship or boat placing new mines will be immediately and systematically destroyed,” he added.
“There is a Zero Tolerance policy on mine placement in full force and effect,” he said.
“Through Space Force, we are watching every square inch of the Strait, as we are also with Pickaxe Mountain and the three other already destroyed nuclear sites.”
Pickaxe Mountain contains major Iranian nuclear enrichment sites bombed by US, Israel in recent operations
Pickaxe Mountain is located 220 km. (140 miles) south of Tehran and 2 km. (1.2 miles) from the Natanz nuclear complex.
The Natanz site, where two of Iran’s uranium enrichment plants were located, was bombed both in June 2025’s war, including by US Air Force B-2 stealth bombers as part of Operation Midnight Hammer as well as operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury earlier in 2026.
Reuters contributed to this report.
