US intelligence has uncovered indications that the Iranian military has begun planting mines in the Strait of Hormuz, CBS News White House correspondent Jennifer Jacobs reported.
She relayed the data to her colleague Jim LaPorte, who specializes in national security issues: “Iran uses small ships, each of which can carry two to three mines. Although Iran’s stockpile of mines is not publicly known, estimates over the years have ranged from about two thousand to six thousand naval mines.”
The fact that Iran is mining the Strait of Hormuz is also important I mentioned CNN sources cited intelligence reports.
US President Donald Trump Comment Media reports. According to him, if the Iranian army is indeed mining the strait, the mines should be removed immediately. Otherwise, the consequences for Iran will be unprecedented.
If Iran has planted any mines in the Strait of Hormuz and we have no reports of them doing so, we want them removed immediately! If mines are planted for any reason and are not removed immediately, the military consequences for Iran will be unprecedented. On the other hand, if they removed what may have been installed, that would be a huge step in the right direction!
20-25% of global oil traffic passes through the Strait of Hormuz. After the outbreak of war with Israel and the United States, Iran announced that it would close the strait.
how Notes RBC, over the past week, only 14 ships have crossed the strait, while before the fighting, 50 to 60 oil and gas tankers passed daily. The cessation of ship traffic led to a jump in oil and gas prices.
France intended to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz to ensure the recovery of shipping. US President Donald Trump promised that the US Navy would accompany the tankers “if necessary.”