Experts Assess Iran’s Capability to Mine the Strait of Hormuz
Military analysts are evaluating claims that Iran could deploy rocket-launched naval mines to disrupt shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. The assessment comes amid escalating U.S.-Iran hostilities and heightened concerns over global energy transit security.
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Can Iran use rockets to mine the Strait of Hormuz, as US claims?
Analysts say it's implausible but Iran is well-versed in adapting conventional weapons to suit its needs.
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U.S. Central Command says it carried out fresh strikes on Iran, claiming it was retaliation for Iran preparing to launch sea mines from rockets into the Strait of Hormuz. Andrew Chang digs deeper into what may be Iran's novel ability to deploy underwater mines with missiles. (Photo credits: The Canadian Press, CAT-UXO, Reuters, Adobe Stock and Getty Images)
Read full article →Strait of Hormuz accessibility at the centre of US-Iran war flare-up
For the first time in a month, the US has launched strikes against Iran. The attack targeted the shipping island of Larak in the Strait of Hormuz. The US says it was aimed at preventing Tehran from placing sea mines in the strategic shipping lane, just days after Washington announced it had completed clearing explosives from there. Iran then reiterated its attacks, saying it had struck two US military bases in Jordan. FRANCE 24's Rochelle Ferguson-Bouyahi tells us more.
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