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Iran Likely Mining Hormuz as Khamenei Squeezes Strait, UK Says

Mar 12, 2026Center

It’s becoming increasingly evident that Iran is laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the UK, as Iran’s new supreme leader used his first comments to the media to say the critical waterway should stay closed.

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