Trump warns Iran of military consequences if it has mined Strait of Hormuz
U.S. President Donald Trump warned that if Iran has placed mines in the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran must immediately remove them or face military consequences.
Trump made the statement on Tuesday, March 10, in a post on Truth Social, noting that the United States has not received any report confirming Iranian mining in the strait. He added that failure to remove any such mines would result in military repercussions for Iran, though he provided no further details.
In a related development, U.S. Central Command announced that American forces had destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels near the Strait of Hormuz.
The Strait of Hormuz, through which approximately one-fifth of the world's oil passes, has seen severely disrupted oil transit amid the ongoing war between the United States, Israel and Iran.
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