The spokesperson for Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, Ebrahim Zolfaghari, announced on Thursday that Iranian forces conducted an operation to lay additional naval mines south of the Strait of Hormuz. The action was presented as a direct rebuttal to recent United States assertions regarding control over the strategic waterway, which Iran characterized as illicit routes.
In-depth summary · AI, neutralIran dismisses US claims of control over Hormuz Strait, says it laid more naval mines
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Express Tribune (Karachi, Pakistan) (PK)
Highlights the mocking tone of Iran's dismissal of US claims