The US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Sunday said that two of its naval ships had begun efforts to clear sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz, a claim that was promptly denied by Iran, Al Jazeera reported.

CENTCOM said that USS Frank E Peterson (DDG 121) and USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) transited the Strait of Hormuz and operated in the Arabian Gulf as part of a broader mission to ensure that the waterway is free of sea mines allegedly laid by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), news agency ANI reported.