# Iran calls on US to prove it cleared mines from Strait of Hormuz

https://mins.news/en/item/120939

- TASS, 2026-10-29 14:28 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2210271

> Iran has urged the United States to provide independent evidence for its claim that it cleared naval mines from the Strait of Hormuz, IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohebi said. CENTCOM had said US forces cleared the strait’s internationally recognized main routes and rejected Iranian media reports of commercial vessels hitting mines.

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