Iran Partially Opens Strait Of Hormuz, Admits To Placing Naval Mines

By Francis Kapper

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh informed the world that Tehran would open the Strait of Hormuz in a limited capacity during an interview on Thursday.

Khatibzadeh admitted in the interview with ITV that the Iranian regime has laid naval mines in the strait. These mines will have to be cleared after the conflict is resolved, which can be expensive and dangerous.

Iranian soldiers take part in the “National Persian Gulf day” in the Strait of Hormuz, on April 30, 2019. The date coincides with the anniversary of a successful military campaign by Shah Abbas the Great of Persia in the 17th century, which drove the Portuguese navy out of the Hormuz Island, after which is named the waterway which separates the Gulf from the Sea of Oman. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images)

“Anybody who communicates with the Iranian authority has got permission to pass,” Khatibzadeh said in the ITV interview…

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