US EditionIran Has Likely Begun Laying Mines Near Hormuz, UK Minister Says
The UK is exploring naval and autonomous vessel deployments to safeguard 20% of global oil transit in the Strait of Hormuz amid Iranian threats and attacks.
- 1- The Strait of Hormuz may be being mined by Iran, according to the UK, raising concerns about shipping safety. 2- John Healey said reports are becoming clearer that Iran may have begun placing mines in the vital maritime route. 3- Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, said in his first media remarks that the critical waterway should remain closed.
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US Officials: Iran Laying Mines in Strait of Hormuz
U.S. intelligence indicates Iran started deploying the mines Thursday using small boats after the U.S. military destroyed larger Iranian naval vessels capable of quickly laying mines in the narrow waterway, a U.S. official briefed on the intelligence said.
Iran signals readiness to use Strait of Hormuz leverage as mines reported in key shipping route
Iran’s leadership has indicated that closing the Strait of Hormuz remains a strategic option, describing the move as potential “leverage” during rising regional tensions. The statement came from Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, in remarks broadcast on state television. At the same time, new reports suggest that Iran has placed several marine mines in the narrow waterway, a critical corridor through which roughly 20% of the worl…
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