BREAKING NEWS: Iran's Defense Council stated that if Iran's coastlines or islands are threatened, it may lay mines in critical waterways of the Persian Gulf, potentially blocking the entire region—not just the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran warned that, based on past experience, clearing such mines is extremely difficult.
Commentary: Iran's threat to mine key waterways in the Persian Gulf and block the entire maritime area is not bluffing—it's a last-resort countermeasure driven by desperation. Faced with threats of U.S. amphibious landings, Israeli airstrikes on its territory, and power plants being targeted, Iran has openly deployed its lowest-cost, hardest-to-clear weapon: naval mines. It’s clear: you dare touch my islands or coastline, and I’ll shut down global energy sea lanes.
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