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The president also said Iran, with help from the U.S., is working to remove all mines from strait.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/trump-and-irans-foreign-minister-declare-strait-of-hormuz-is-fully-open

The mines, which the U.S. accused Iran of placing in the Strait of Hormuz, are explosive devices set underwater to damage or destroy ships.

In announcing the reopening of the strait to commercial vessels on Friday, Iran stressed that ships should stick to a designated route through the far north of the narrow shipping lane, which it previously said was necessary to avoid sea mines.

It's not clear how the U.S. will verify that all mines have been removed from the strait, but American Navy warships carried out at least one mine-clearing mission, a week ago, through the strait.

Last week, the New York Times reported that Iran could not locate all of the mines it had set in the waterway, and could not remove them all, citing U.S. officials.

https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-israel-lebanon-ceasefire-hezbollah-strait-hormuz/#post-update-969983b8

In the absence of much of its fleet of large naval vessels, which have been destroyed by US and Israeli strikes, Iran has deployed small surface vessels to lay mines in parts of the strait of Hormuz. It is not known how many mines have been laid. Iran has left a path open to ships that are prepared to pay a toll.
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Mines are quick and easy to lay, but their clearance is laborious and dangerous. Although the strait is narrow, the mined passage represents a large area and crewed US minesweepers would be easy targets in the event of a resumption of hostilities.

The best, and least risky, option for the US would be to use uncrewed marine mine-hunting vehicles. Those include the Knifefish undersea mine hunter, a submersible device, and the MCM anti-mine vessel, which looks like a speed boat.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/16/strait-of-hormuz-mines-iran-us