By August 29, 2026, U.S. Central Command announced that American forces had cleared Iranian sea mines from internationally recognized shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz, six months into the war with Iran. Admiral Brad Cooper said the mine-clearing operation marked a major milestone for restoring Persian Gulf commerce.
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The U.S. military said Thursday that it has cleared all Iranian sea mines along internationally recognized transit routes in the Strait of Hormuz. In a video posted to the social platform X Thursday evening, U.S. Central Command (Centcom) Commander Adm. Brad Cooper said that “the U.S. military has achieved a major milestone in the Strait...
CENTCOM Commander Brad Cooper: The U.S. military has achieved a major milestone in the Strait of Hormuz. We have successfully cleared sea mines in the Strait's international shipping lanes that were laid months ago by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Internationally recognized transit routes in the Strait are free of Iranian sea mines, thanks to the incredible work of the U.S. military.
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...
The declaration comes six months into the war with Iran and four months after the U.S. said it was starting mine clearance operations. The post Navy has cleared mines from the Strait of Hormuz, CENTCOM says appeared first on Task & Purpose .