Chart shows Iran may have put sea mines in Strait of Hormuz

Semiofficial news agencies in Iran published a chart Thursday suggesting the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard put sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz during the war, in a message that may be intended to pressure the US as uncertainty hangs over a days-old two-week ceasefire and further negotiations are expected in Pakistan. The charts were released by the ISNA news agency, as well as Tasnim, which is believed to be close to the Guard.

By FRANCE24

Charts indicate Iran may have put sea mines in Strait of Hormuz: Report

Semi-official Iranian agencies on Thursday released charts suggesting the Revolutionary Guard laid sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz during the war.

S. Korea yet to receive request for fee for transit through Hormuz Strait: official

South Korea has yet to receive any official request from Iran on fees for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, a Seoul official said Thursday, adding that the government is still working to identify the situation surrounding the major shipping route amid a fragile two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran. "There has been no request from Iran for transit fees or payments," Yang Ghi-wuk, deputy minister for trade, industry and resource security, said in a regular press briefing on en

By The Korea Herald

Have Iran's Revolutionary Guard Have Put Sea Mines In Strait Of Hormuz?

The charts were dated from Feb 28 until Thursday, April 9, and it was unclear if the Guard had cleared any mining on the route since then.

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