HMS Middleton and HMS Pembroke were escorted on their transit through the Strait by the Type 45
Photographer: LA(Phot) Gary Weatherston
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According to CNN, Iran has begun laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most important energy chokepoint that carries about one-fifth of all crude oil, according to two people familiar with US intelligence reporting on the issue. President Trump said Monday that he would ramp up attacks on Iran if the country holds up oil flow in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump just reported that the US military is destroying bomb-laying boats.
“I am pleased to report that within the last few hours, we have hit, and completely destroyed, 10 inactive mine laying boats and/or ships, with more to follow! President DONALD J. TRUMP“
The mining is not extensive yet, with a few dozen having been laid in recent days, the sources said. But Iran still retains upward of 80% to 90% of its small boats and mine layers, one of the sources said, so its forces could feasibly lay hundreds of mines in the waterway.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which now effectively controls the strait along with Iran’s traditional navy, has the capability to deploy a “gauntlet” of dispersed mine-laying craft, explosive-laden boats, and shore-based missile batteries, CNN has reported.
President Trump responded earlier:
If Iran has put out any mines in the Hormuz Strait, and we have no reports of them doing so, we want them removed, IMMEDIATELY! If for any reason mines were placed, and they are not removed forthwith, the Military consequences to Iran will be at a level never seen before. If, on the other hand, they remove what may have been placed, it will be a giant step in the right direction! Additionally, we are using the same Technology and Missile capabilities deployed against Drug Traffickers to permanently eliminate any boat or ship attempting to mine the Hormuz Strait. They will be dealt with quickly and violently. BEWARE! President DONALD J. TRUMP
How about an A-10 Warthog?
“He’s Bombing Mine-Laying Boats”
— PERSONALLY, I THINK A TORPEDO MAKES A MUCH NICER (AND QUICKER) KILL (like that recently used on an Iranian ship >>>)
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