Iran Mining Hormuz to Funnel Ships Into Its Waters, U.S. Navy Says

By Tony Capaccio and Christina Ruffini (Bloomberg) —

Iran’s Strait of Hormuz mining strategy is intended to channel commercial shipping into sea lanes near its shores, making it easier to control traffic and collect tolls, the US Navy’s top military official said today.

“There’s no chance they’re not there,” Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Daryl Caudle said of Iran’s mines in the crucial waterway bounded by Oman and Iran, during an interview with Bloomberg This Weekend, parts of which will air Sunday.

Routes through Hormuz have been a key flashpoint since the US and Iran agreed to reopen it under a peace