# US fully cleared Strait of Hormuz of mines, CENTCOM chief says

https://mins.news/en/item/35152

- TASS, 2026-08-28 03:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2178643

> US Central Command chief Admiral Bradley Cooper said the US military had removed all mines from international shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz, alleging they were laid by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Bloomberg previously reported that US allies believed some mines remained.

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