Trump says Hormuz mines cleared, warns Iran against planting new ones: ‘Immediate destruction’
Trump warned Iran in a post on Truth Social, saying ships found to be “placing new mines” would be “immediately and systematically destroyed.”
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that all mines in the Strait of Hormuz have been removed or detonated, according to the American Navy. Trump, via a post on his social media platform Truth Social, warned Iran that any ships found to be placing new mines would be "immediately and systematically destroyed." "I have just been informed by the United States Navy that all mines have been removed and/or detonated from within the International Waters of the Strait of Hormuz," Trump stated.
He further cautioned Iran that ships or boats placing new mines would face immediate destruction. Trump claimed that U.S. forces were monitoring the waterway "through space force" and the Pickaxe Mountain, also known as Kuh-e Kolang Gaz La, an Iranian nuclear site under construction deep beneath a mountain near Natanz. Trump emphasized a "Zero Tolerance policy on mine placement in full force and effect."
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