According to CoinMeta, the U.S. Central Command stated that in recent days and weeks, Iranian-controlled media have reported claims that merchant ships have run on mines while passing through the Strait of Hormuz. These claims are false. In fact, all the major internationally recognized transit routes through the Strait of Hormuz have been cleared of mines by U.S. forces and will remain mine-free. Thousands of merchant ships have safely used these routes, and this continues to be the case today.