“President Donald Trump warned Iran against laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz after news reports suggested Iran was either preparing to, or had already begun doing so, in the vital waterway,” Bloomberg reports.
Said Trump: “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.”
CBS News: Iran signaling it may deploy mines to disrupt Strait of Hormuz, U.S. sources say.
CNN: Iran begins laying mines in Strait of Hormuz, sources say.
