The shipping lanes of the Strait of Hormuz have been cleared of Iranian naval mines. Brad Cooper, commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), claimed that "the main international shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz have been cleared of naval mines of the Islamic Republic, and commercial ships pass through this waterway freely." Cooper said in a video posted on Centcom's official Channel X account that he flew over the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week and "observed dozens of commercial ships passing through the area." He added: "But what I didn't see was the presence of the Revolutionary Guards." There was no trace of them there at all." The commander of Centcom also claimed that the fleet of the Islamic Republic is "completely at the bottom of the sea". These things are expressed while the Islamic Republic has repeatedly claimed that it still has control over the Strait of Hormuz. The Revolutionary Guards previously announced that they had stopped two oil tankers that were trying to pass through the southern part of this waterway. The Revolutionary Guards claimed that these vessels used "unauthorized routes" to cross with the support of the US military.

The shipping lanes of the Strait of Hormuz have been cleared of Iranian naval mines. Brad Cooper, commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), claimed that "the main international shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz have been cleared of naval mines of the Islamic Republic, and commercial ships pass through this waterway freely." Cooper said in a video posted on Centcom's official Channel X account that he flew over the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week and "observed dozens of commercial ships passing through the area." He added: "But what I didn't see was the presence of the Revolutionary Guards." There was no trace of them there at all." The commander of Centcom also claimed that the fleet of the Islamic Republic is "completely at the bottom of the sea". These things are expressed while the Islamic Republic has repeatedly claimed that it still has control over the Strait of Hormuz. The Revolutionary Guards previously announced that they had stopped two oil tankers that were trying to pass through the southern part of this waterway. The Revolutionary Guards claimed that these vessels used "unauthorized routes" to cross with the support of the US military.