Trump calls on Iran to remove any mines it planted in the Strait of Hormuz.. Has it done so?
The US President called Donald Trump Iran to remove any Mines from if it had already planted it, describing it as a step in the right direction." target="_blank">Trump said on social media that he had not received any reports that Iran had done this yet, but then stated that if Tehran had done so, it should immediately remove the floating explosive devices.
Trump wrote on his platform Truth Social: "If mines are placed for any reason, and you do not remove them immediately, the military repercussions on Iran will be at an unprecedented level."
Trump added: "If they remove what may have been planted, that would be a huge step in the right direction"
Trump threatens Iran with serious repercussions
Donald Trump threatened Iran with serious repercussions if it placed sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz, after the Islamic Republic vowed to prevent any oil exports through it as long as the American-Israeli attack on it continued.
He continued that the United States would also use the missiles that it had previously used to blow up drug smuggling ships in Latin American waters, with the aim of completely eliminating any ship that lays mines in the strait located in Gulf.
Trump wrote: "We will deal with it quickly and firmly, beware"
Shipping traffic stopped
His publication came after CNN quoted unnamed sources familiar with US intelligence reports, saying that Iran had actually begun planting mines in the Strait of Hormuz, through which about a fifth of global oil production passes, and where shipping traffic had stopped.
The White House said earlier on Tuesday that the US Navy did not accompany any oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz, after information in this regard was published by the US Secretary of Energy on a platform x before deleting it.
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