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Washington — A recent American intelligence assessment showed that U.S. forces have identified at least 10 mines in the Strait of Hormuz, according to U.S. officials with knowledge of the matter. The officials spoke with CBS News anonymously in order to discuss sensitive national security matters. CBS News previously reported in March that there were at least a … Read more
Washington — The U.S. military is directing commercial ships towards a route in the Strait of Hormuz farther from Iran that the Navy has spent weeks clearing. The U.S. warns that transiting the normal route could be “extremely hazardous” because of mines laid in the strait by Iran. The notice to mariners posted the same … Read more
The U.S. may have dropped anti-tank mines over a village in southern Iran, the open-source research group Bellingcat reported Thursday, as images posted on social media appeared to show American BLU-91/B scatterable anti-tank landmines in the southern suburbs of Shiraz. Iranian state media reported that “explosive packages” slightly larger than tuna cans had been dropped … Read more
U.S. officials tell CBS News that Iran has laid at least a dozen underwater mines in the Strait of Hormuz. CBS News’ Eleanor Watson and Olivia Rinaldi have more. Source link
Washington — Amid Trump administration demands for Tehran to keep the free flow of commerce in the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. officials have told CBS News that there are at least a dozen underwater mines through the vital passageway, according to current American intelligence assessments. U.S. officials, who have seen current American intelligence assessments and … Read more
Iran’s Defense Council threatens to deploy naval mines across the ‘entire Persian Gulf’ if a land invasion happens Source link
Iran may be getting ready to deploy naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz in an effort to further disrupt the key shipping lane, U.S. officials told CBS News. Matt Gutman has the latest. Source link
Washington — Iran may be getting ready to deploy naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz in an effort to further disrupt the key shipping lane, U.S. officials told CBS News. The American officials said Iran is using smaller crafts that can carry two to three mines each to lay them into the strait. While … Read more