The President of the United States, Donald Trump, stated this Tuesday that the Strait of Hormuz is free of mines, while warning Tehran that he will “destroy” any ship that tries to place them again in the strategic passage.
“I have just been informed by the United States Navy that all mines have been removed and/or detonated from the international waters of the Strait of Hormuz,” the American president said in a social media message in which he took the opportunity to issue a threat against the Islamic Republic if it places this type of weaponry in those waters again.
He detailed that Iran has been informed that “any ship or vessel that places new mines will be destroyed immediately and systematically.”
Trump assured that the United States monitors “every square inch of the strait” through the Space Force. “There is a zero-tolerance policy regarding the placement of mines, fully active and in force,” he emphasized.
At the same time, the White House chief again mentioned Mount Kolang – also known as Pickaxe – which, according to Washington, houses Iran’s nuclear facilities, a claim that Tehran has systematically denied. Trump stressed that U.S. surveillance extends to Mount Pickaxe and “three other nuclear sites that have already been destroyed.”
