The Iranians are laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz. They are only letting their allies through.
U.S. intelligence indicates Iran started deploying the mines on Thursday using small boats after the U.S. military destroyed larger Iranian naval vessels capable of quickly laying mines in the narrow waterway, a U.S. official briefed on the intelligence said, according to The New York Times on Friday.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps can deploy hundreds, even thousands, of small boats it has long used to harass larger vessels, including ships operated by the U.S. Navy.
🇮🇷🇺🇸The NYT confirms Iran has started laying mines using small boats after the U.S. destroyed their larger minelaying vessels.
The IRGC can deploy hundreds of these boats, hoping to plant mines faster than America can clear them.
But think about this for a second.
Iran… https://t.co/F6clvUCDWH pic.twitter.com/CYxNHkrfus
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) March 13, 2026
🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷 The U.S. Navy decommissioned its last specialized minesweeper ships in the Persian Gulf back in September and shipped them to America for scrapping.
Now Iran's reportedly laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, and the only ships available to clear them are littoral combat… https://t.co/Sd6KJZK8aC pic.twitter.com/cOxKaxGxgT
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) March 11, 2026
