US officials claim Iran unable to find mines it laid in strait of Hormuz, report says (opens in new tab)

Iran placed mines in the strait erratically and may not have marked where it put all of them, US suggestsMiddle East crisis – live updatesIran is unable to find the mines it laid in the strait of Hormuz and does not have the capacity to remove the explosives, preventing Iran from allowing more traffic through the waterway, the New York Times reported, citing US officials.The opening of the strait of Hormuz – a chokepoint for a fifth of the world’s oil supply – is a primary demand of the US to...