Strait of Hormuz, US eliminates mine ships - Trump: Tehran will face serious military consequences
The US military "eliminated" 16 Iranian ships that were laying mines near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, US Central Command said in a statement. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump warned that any mines placed in the Strait by Iran must be removed immediately.
Trump previously said the US had “totally destroyed” 10 inactive mine-laying ships. Trump wrote on Truth Social: “If Iran has laid any mines in the Strait of Hormuz, and we have no reports that they have, we want them removed IMMEDIATELY!”
He said that if Tehran does not do so, it will face military consequences, without giving details.
Trump also said the US is using the same technology that fights drug traffickers to "permanently eliminate any boat or ship that tries to undermine the Strait of Hormuz."
The Pentagon said earlier Tuesday that it was striking Iranian mine-laying ships and mine storage facilities.
The US-Israeli war against Iran has already effectively halted shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, along Iran's coast, where a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas normally passes.
A top US general said earlier on Tuesday that the US military has begun considering ways to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, if ordered to do so.
However, the US Navy has so far refused almost daily requests from the shipping industry for military escort through the Strait. Energy Secretary Chris Wright posted on Twitter on Tuesday that the US Navy had successfully escorted an oil tanker through the waterway, but later deleted the post.
The United States has not yet escorted any oil tankers or ships through the Strait of Hormuz, White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt told reporters when asked about the issue at a press conference later Tuesday.
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