Trump says all mines cleared from Strait of Hormuz - BBC News

Iran has closed the vital waterway since the beginning of the conflict causing wild fluctuations in oil prices worldwide.

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US President Donald Trump has said that the US Navy has removed or detonated all mines in the Strait of Hormuz - the vital waterway which Iran has largely closed since the beginning of the war in the Middle East.

"Iran has been notified that any ship or boat placing new mines will be immediately and systematically destroyed," Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform.

There is no comment from Iran.