Trump causes the Strait of Hormuz to be peppered with mines

[Cypress]

Two Types of Iranian Mines Detected in Strait of Hormuz​

Reports of Iranian mines in the Strait of Hormuz have circulated for weeks, but the most detailed signal yet comes from CBS, which now reports that U.S. intelligence has detected at least a dozen advanced mines of two types in the waterway.

U.S. officials who are familiar with the latest intelligence told CBS that there are two types of Iranian mines emplaced in the strait. The first is an update on a familiar but deadly design: the buoyant, moored, high-explosive mine, which floats below the surface waiting for a passing ship. The Iranian variant, known as the Mahan 3, is a 300-kilo mine with acoustic sensors to detect passing ships. According to open-source munitions database Collective Awareness to UXO (CAT-UXO), it can pick up the signature of a nearby vessel from a distance of about 10 feet away. As it is acoustically activated, a nonmagnetic hull can still set it off.

The second device believed to be present in the strait is a 220-kilo bottom mine, the Maham 7, which can be deployed by small craft or helicopters. The device is intended for targeting smaller vessels, like landing craft or patrol ships, and can be installed in waters as shallow as 10 feet of depth (or as deep as 300 feet). Iran has previously offered the Maham 7 for export sale, and has published specifications and images.

Report: Two Types of Iranian Mines Detected in Strait of Hormuz

Reports of Iranian mines in the Strait of Hormuz have circulated for weeks, but the most detailed signal yet comes from CBS, which now reports that U...

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[Diogenes]

Better not go boating there, then.

Or better yet - do.

 

[Cypress]

Iran’s Sea Mines Are One of Its Most Powerful Weapons​

The simple munitions give Tehran a way to wreak havoc with the global economy​

Sea mines are simple weapons that could give Iran outsize power to wreak havoc with the global economy.

U.S. officials said Wednesday that Iran had laid mines in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway that carries 20% of the world’s oil exports from the Persian Gulf to the rest of the world. The U.S. Institute for the Study of War estimated that 10 mines had been laid, though President Trump cast doubt on such reports and encouraged shippers to traverse the strait.

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[Cypress]

Surging gasoline and diesel prices are entirely 100 percent Trump's fault.