Iran’s Sea Mines Are One of Its Most Powerful Weapons

“Sea mines are simple weapons that could give Iran outsize power to wreak havoc with the global economy,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“U.S. officials said Wednesday that Iran had laid mines in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway that carries 20% of the world’s oil exports from the Persian Gulf to the rest of the world. The U.S. Institute for the Study of War estimated that 10 mines had been laid, though President Trump cast doubt on such reports and encouraged shippers to traverse the strait.”