The US military responds to Iran after ships allegedly collided with sea mines in the Gulf

On Wednesday evening, the US Army's Central Command responded to reports promoted by Iranian media that commercial ships collided with sea mines while sailing in the Strait of Hormuz. This came in a post by the Central Command on its page on the

She continued: “The truth: US forces have cleared all major internationally recognized transit routes through the Strait of Hormuz of naval mines, and remain mine-free. Thousands of commercial ships have used these transit routes safely, and continue to do so today.”

It is noteworthy that this is not the first time that the US Central Command has denied such rumors, as the Revolutionary Guard previously claimed that a number of oil tankers were injured during their passage through the Gulf as a result of their collision with sea mines.