In a post on Truth Social, U.S. President Donald Trump asserted on Tuesday that all mines have been detonated or removed from the international waters of the Strait of Hormuz. Trump further stated that Iran has been informed that any vessel attempting to place new mines in the strait will be destroyed. He emphasized that the United States, through its Space Force, is monitoring “every square inch” of the Strait, underscoring a “Zero Tolerance policy on mine placement” that is currently in effect.
The article notes that while the United States and Iran have not engaged in direct air strikes against each other’s militaries for weeks, attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz have persisted as both nations compete for control of the critical maritime passage. According to provisional data from shiptracker Vortexa, oil transits through the strait were recorded at 5 million barrels per day on Monday, a significant decline from the pre-war level of over 20 million barrels per day, which represented approximately one-fifth of global daily oil consumption. [Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/trump-says-strait-hormuz-demined-150510817.html]