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US forces have cleared Iranian mines from key shippingroutes in the Strait of Hormuz, US Central Command (CENTCOM) chief Brad Coopersaid on Friday.
In a video statement, Cooper said he had visited US forcesin the Middle East this week and watched oil tankers pass through the strait.
He also noted Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps(IRGC), which had monitored the strait for decades, was no longer present inthe waterway, while US forces continued monitoring shipping movements to ensurefreedom of navigation.
Washington had helped its Gulf partners transport more than1.5 billion barrels of oil since the summer, according to Cooper.
Update from CENTCOM Commander: t.co/oipZRRCJuE
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) October 30, 2026Separately, US President Donald Trump told Kansas City radiostation KCMO on Friday, ahead of the November 3 midterm congressionalelections, that the war with Iran would end soon and gasoline prices would fallafterward. He said Washington wanted guarantees that Tehran would never acquirea nuclear weapon, while denying that he had started the war and accusing Iranof years of aggression and killing Americans.
Earlier today, the IRGC Navy reported that two oil tankershad been involved in an incident and had come to a halt in waters south of theStrait of Hormuz.
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