US strikes Iranian minelayers as it warns Iran to keep the Strait of Hormuz open
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Iran not to lay sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz, threatening retaliation if the country does anything to jeopardize transit through the vital waterway.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Iran not to lay sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz, threatening retaliation if the country proceeds with any plan to jeopardize transit through the vital waterway.
"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," the president wrote in a social media post.
Just minutes later, the president announced that the U.S. had begun eliminating inactive Iranian minelaying vessels.
'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!" he wrote.
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