CNN reported: "According to two people familiar with the U.S. intelligence community's related reports, Iran has begun laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz. The Strait of Hormuz is the world's most important energy chokepoint, transporting about one-fifth of the world's crude oil."
Comment: This CNN report is a piece of public opinion ammunition tailored for the escalation of war by the U.S. military. The so-called "two intelligence sources" have anonymous origins, no evidence, and no third-party verification, and are entirely an endorsement of Trump's military threats. War has entered its second week, and the U.S. has been continuously bombing Iran. Now, using this baseless mine accusation, it is trying to find a legal cover for further war expansion. All parties have a responsibility to maintain the passage of the strait and safeguard global energy security, but the one who caused the Hormuz crisis and threatened the global energy lifeline is the United States, which actively started the war.
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