Iran's Sea Mine Plan in Strait of Hormuz: A Global Disaster in the Making

• US destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels amid intelligence of Tehran's plan to mine the Strait of Hormuz.
• Naval mines are self-contained explosive devices, highly effective, and have damaged/sunk four times more Navy ships than other attacks since WWII.
• The Strait of Hormuz is a critical choke point, transporting 20% of the world's oil, making it a high-risk target.
• Mining the Strait could lead to explosions of oil tankers, loss of lives, economic disruption, and severe environmental damage.
• Traffic through the Strait has already plummeted since the conflict began, with mines posing a complex demining challenge.