Trump Threatens 'Consequences Never Seen Before' If Iran Mines the Strait of Hormuz - News From Antiwar.com

Iran Has Laid About a Dozen Mines in Strait of Hormuz, Sources Say

Iran has deployed about a dozen mines in the Strait of Hormuz, two sources familiar with the matter said, in a move likely to complicate the reopening of the narrow waterway, an important route for shipping oil and liquefied natural gas. Exports of oil and LNG through the strategic chokepoint along Iran’s coast have effectively been halted by the war launched 12 days ago by the United States and Israel, helping to drive a surge in world energy p…

The Implications of Iran Mining the Strait of Hormuz Are Many—and Ugly

Laying mines is cheap—and easy. Clearing them is expensive and hard. The potential consequences are terrifying.

U.S. intelligence sees signs of Iran preparing to deploy mines in the Strait of Hormuz

CNBC's Pippa Stevens reports on news regarding the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump Threatens 'Consequences Never Seen Before' If Iran Mines the Strait of Hormuz - News From Antiwar.com

President Trump on Tuesday threatened Iran with "consequences never seen before" if its forces lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz, as the Trump administration appears to be scrambling on how to deal with the war's impact on the global oil market. "If Iran has put out any mines in…