Iran Outplaying US Navy in Strait of Hormuz With Sea Mines

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https://sputnikglobe.com/20260425/iran-outplaying-us-navy-in-strait-of-hormuz-with-sea-mines-1124038098.htmlIran Outplaying US Navy in Strait of Hormuz With Sea MinesIran Outplaying US Navy in Strait of Hormuz With Sea MinesSputnik InternationalIran has laid low-cost mines in Hormuz using mini-submarines and small vessels, creating a prolonged, asymmetric threat the US cannot quickly neutralize, retired Russian Navy Captain First Rank Vasily Dandykin tells Sputnik.2026-04-25T08:56+00002026-04-25T08:56+00002026-04-25T08:56+0000analysisus navyiranusstrait of hormuzhttps://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07ea/04/0d/1123981755_0:61:3421:1985_1920x0_80_0_0_2fe15942f925a875a66139d17e60e98c.jpgThese mines can lie dormant for months before activating. Tehran has already marked safe shipping routes along its coastline — while leaving the rest of the Strait dangerous.Iran’s mine threat has laid bare the US Navy’s vulnerabilities:https://sputnikglobe.com/20260423/trump-says-ordered-us-navy-to-triple-mine-clearing-activity-in-strait-of-hormuz-1124030646.htmliranstrait of hormuzSputnik [email protected]+74956456601MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“252602026Sputnik [email protected]+74956456601MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“25260Newsen_ENSputnik [email protected]+74956456601MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“2526019201080true19201440truehttps://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07ea/04/0d/1123981755_346:0:3075:2047_1920x0_80_0_0_b5bb18b7f4057adc4bedf68e35b54c40.jpg19201920trueSputnik [email protected]+74956456601MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“25260Sputnik Internationalus navy, iran, us, strait of hormuzus navy, iran, us, strait of hormuz

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Iran has laid low-cost mines in Hormuz using mini-submarines and small vessels, creating a prolonged, asymmetric threat the US cannot quickly neutralize, retired Russian Navy Captain First Rank Vasily Dandykin tells Sputnik.

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These mines can lie dormant for months before activating. Tehran has already marked safe shipping routes along its coastline — while leaving the rest of the Strait dangerous.Iran’s mine threat has laid bare the US Navy’s vulnerabilities:

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© AP Photo / Information Technician Second Class Ruskin NavalThe aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and other warships crosses the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf on Sunday. File photo.© AP Photo / Information Technician Second Class Ruskin Naval

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