US officials claim Iran unable to find mines it laid in strait of Hormuz, report says
The Guardian
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Iran dropped explosives in the waterway erratically and may not have marked where it put all of them, US suggests
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Iran is unable to find the mines it laid in the strait of Hormuz and does not have the capacity to remove the explosives, preventing Iran from allowing more traffic through the waterway, the https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/10/us/politics/iran-mines-strait.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share">New York Times reported, citing US officials.
The opening of the strait of Hormuz – a chokepoint for a fifth of the world’s oil supply – is a primary demand of the US to end the war in Iran.
The virtual closure of the strait sent fuel prices soaring, creating the world’s largest energy crisis in decades and putting pressure on US president Donald Trump at home.
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