CENTCOM: Strait of Hormuz Cleared of Iranian Sea Mines

CENTCOM: Strait of Hormuz Cleared of Iranian Sea Mines

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US CENTCOM claims shipping lanes open in Strait of Hormuz

Commander says US forces cleared sea mines, assisted nearly 1,500 commercial vessels

US Forces Clear Iranian Mines In Strait Of Hormuz, Declare Shipping Route Open

The United States Central Command announced that military forces have cleared sea mines laid by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the international shipping lanes of the Strait of Hormuz, declaring the route open. U.S. forces utilized Navy divers, Navy SEALs, and air power across military branches to clear the sea mine threats over several months. During this period, forces assisted over 1,500 vessels carrying more than 750 million bar…

CENTCOM announces Strait of Hormuz shipping lanes are ‘free of Iranian sea mines,’ marking ‘major milestone’ in the Iran war

International shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz are open and mine free after months of meticulous and dangerous work by American forces, the head of US Central Command announced Thursday.

US Commander, in Video, Declares Hormuz Shipping Lanes Mine-Free

The top US commander for the Middle East said in a new video that American forces have cleared Iranian mines from shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz, after Washington’s allies expressed doubts about similar claims by President Donald Trump.

CENTCOM chief: Strait of Hormuz shipping lanes now free of Iranian mines

In an operational update, CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper says US forces cleared Iranian sea mines from Strait of Hormuz shipping lanes amid an ongoing naval blockade.