US destroys 16 Iranian mine boats as Strait of Hormuz oil showdown escalates

U.S. forces destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels near the Strait of Hormuz Tuesday, U.S. Central Command said, in what officials described as a move to prevent Tehran, Iran, from disrupting one of the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints.The strikes come as oil traffic through the strait remains at a near standstill, threatening a corridor that carries roughly 20 million barrels per day — about one-fifth of global consumption — and squeezing Gulf exporters like Iraq and Kuwait that rely on the narrow passage to ship their primary source of revenue.Prior to taking out the mining vesse...

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