A spokesman for the commander-in-chief of the Iraqi armed forces said the international coalition's mission will end as planned on Sept. 30.

US media reported on the 26th that a small aircraft crashed in Alaska the same day, killing all four on board.

US allies privately assess the Strait of Hormuz likely still contains sea mines; while the US has made some clearance progress in international waters, allies estimate Iran laid roughly 80–150 mines and that not all have been removed, with some possibly drifting from original locations. CENTCOM declined to comment on mine-count estimates. Analysts say the probability that all mines have been cleared is extremely low; even if the mine threat eases, many commercial vessels remain within range of Iranian drones and short-range missiles and outside coverage of US air-defence systems. The IMO says there is no confirmed mine-clearance information and urges maximum caution. Iran says only it knows mine locations and warned US mine-clearing ships could be targeted. Iran and Oman have discussed a temporary joint maritime corridor and demining project; the UK and France are planning post-ceasefire demining and shipping-security operations.