U.S. forces cleared 75 Iranian mines from international shipping lanes.
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The Rob Carson ShowSep 7, 2026
The claim departs from the passage: the post says U.S. forces cleared Iranian mines from shipping lanes and separately that 75 vessels attempted to breach the blockade, not 75 mines. Sources confirm the mine clearing and the 75-vessel figure, but none gives a count of 75 mines, so the claim as extracted cannot be graded.
What was said
… Don't go anywhere. Rob Carson Show, joining us from the America First Policy Institute on camera. Thank you very much, Fred Fletz, former NSC chief of staff of the Trump administration, former CIA analyst, among other things. U.S. Forces cleared away Iranian mines from international shipping lanes. 75 vessels attempting to breach the blockade. It sounds like we have control of the Strait of Hormuz, the blockade of Iran's economy. As we heard from the CENTCOM commander, they're not able to export any oil, and you mentioned the real is now a wheelbarrow full of real wouldn't buy a loaf of bread. …
The Rob Carson Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. Iran's IRGC disputes the mine-clearing claim, and Iranian forces said tankers hit mines after the U.S. declaration, so the completeness of the clearance is contested.[3][4]
Supports. Multiple sources, including CENTCOM and Reuters, report that U.S. forces cleared Iranian sea mines from the Strait of Hormuz's international shipping lanes.[1][2][5][6]
Context. A White House release states that 75 vessels that tried to break the blockade were turned around, so the figure 75 refers to vessels, not mines.[2]
Sources
6 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 4 not rated
- 1US and Iran exchange military attacks for the first time in ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2President Trump Was Right: America Controls the Strait of Hormuzwhitehouse.gov · primary source · cited for: supports, context
- 3US CENTCOM Chief Confirms Strait of Hormuz Cleared of Iranian Minesnewsable.asianetnews.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 4Four tankers ablaze in Strait of Hormuz as Iran disputes US claim that sea lanes are mine-freemalaymail.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 5U.S. military says Strait of Hormuz has been cleared of minesdeseret.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6US CENTCOM chief flies over Strait of Hormuz, says it's ...timesofisrael.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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