US attacks Iran’s mine-laying boats in strait of Hormuz as tensions rise over oil
(www.theguardian.com)
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from HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works to world@lemmy.world on 11 Mar 06:03
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The US military said it attacked and destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels near the strait of Hormuz amid reports that Iran has begun laying explosive devices in the strategically vital waterway.
Citing intelligence sources, CNN on Tuesday reported that Iran has laid a few dozen mines in the strait in recent days and has the capability to sow hundreds more.
About one-fifth of the world’s oil passes through the strait, and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said earlier this week it will not allow even “one litre of oil” to leave the region if US-Israeli attacks continue.
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Yeah, guess they didn’t destroy Iran’s “whole navy”. It’s going to turn out to be that these were fishing boats, and probably not Iranian ones, to boot.