Iran plants more naval explosives in Strait of Hormuz despite US warnings

Barak Ravid, a correspondent for the American news site Axios, stated on Friday that Iran planted more mines in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week. Writing on the X platform, Ravid added that this move came shortly after US secretary of defense Pete Hegseth declared that any attempt to lay additional mines would be … The post Iran plants more naval explosives in Strait of Hormuz despite US warnings appeared first on Egypt Independent.


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