President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, Aug. 25, that the U.S. Navy had removed or detonated all mines from international waters in the Strait of Hormuz after underwater drones identified more than 100 suspected mines and private contractors cleared them. Oil shipments fell to 5 million barrels per day from more than 20 million before the war, according to provisional Vortexa data, while separate traffic counts varied by lane and period. The clearance may reduce navigation risks, delays and war-risk insurance costs, but continuing vessel attacks, the U.S. blockade, sanctions, conflict and unresolved diplomacy continue to limit the strait’s reopening.