Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), announced on Friday, November 8 that the main and international shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz have been cleared of Iranian naval mines and ships are moving freely in this waterway. In a video posted on Centcom's X page, Cooper said that earlier this week, when he flew over the Strait of Hormuz, he saw dozens of commercial ships moving freely. He said: "What I didn't see was that there was a trace of the presence of the Revolutionary Guards there; Iran's navy is completely at the bottom of the sea." He emphasized that the American forces are on high alert to ensure freedom of movement on the main roads. The issue of the presence of mines in the Strait of Hormuz has become one of the key points in the conflict between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran; The United States considers the Strait of Hormuz free of mines and the maritime incidents that occurred were caused by "missile hits" and the military forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran say that these incidents occurred as a result of ships being hit by mines.

Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), announced on Friday, November 8 that the main and international shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz have been cleared of Iranian naval mines and ships are moving freely in this waterway. In a video posted on Centcom's X page, Cooper said that earlier this week, when he flew over the Strait of Hormuz, he saw dozens of commercial ships moving freely. He said: "What I didn't see was that there was a trace of the presence of the Revolutionary Guards there; Iran's navy is completely at the bottom of the sea." He emphasized that the American forces are on high alert to ensure freedom of movement on the main roads. The issue of the presence of mines in the Strait of Hormuz has become one of the key points in the conflict between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran; The United States considers the Strait of Hormuz free of mines and the maritime incidents that occurred were caused by "missile hits" and the military forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran say that these incidents occurred as a result of ships being hit by mines.