Iran Claims New Naval Mines Laid in Strait of Hormuz Amid Escalating Tensions
TEHRAN: Iran has said it has successfully placed the remaining naval mines in the strategic Strait of Hormuz in question, contradicting Washington’s claims on how it is controlling the waters.
Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesman for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, wrote in a post on the social media platform X that additional naval mines were dropped overnight in illegal locations south of the Strait of Hormuz.
Demonstrating U.S. offers and assertions made by CENTCOM.
The vital waterway is renamed the “Trump Strait” by the U.S. President, Donald Trump, but Zolfaghari sarcastically said the U.S. military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) could only “rename the Strait using Photoshop”.
He taunted Washington by suggesting that the US could follow suit with Photoshop and guide oil tankers safely through the disputed passage. The clash of words reflects the escalating tension between Washington and Tehran.
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Earlier, CENTCOM said all sea-mine-free maritime routes were clear, and that reports of tankers hitting mines were bogus.
However, earlier, in an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) assertion, two oil tankers were said to have been abandoned by their crews on America’s orders and diverted to sea mines by America’s elements hit sea mines, leading to explosions and fire.
The IRGC had previously cautioned that business parties should not venture into the waters infested with minefields under the direction of the US or else they will be subjected to serious penalties.