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SamuelTheThird

(1,210 posts) Thu Apr 23, 2026, 11:02 PM Thursday

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Iran has laid more mines in the Strait

https://www.axios.com/2026/04/23/iran-strait-hormuz-mines-trump

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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy laid more mines in the Strait of Hormuz this week, according to a U.S. official and a source with knowledge of the issue.

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Iran has laid more mines in the Strait (Original Post) SamuelTheThird Thursday OP

The old adage about things getting worse seems to apply. nt BootinUp Thursday #1

The ignorance of this administration is almost unbelievable. Why on earth did we do this? walkingman Thursday #2

Not paywalled for me, reasons unknown. usonian Thursday #3

Our daily reminder that the Strait was open and unmined on Feb 28, 2026. niyad Thursday #4

+1 dalton99a Friday #6

2 idiots fighting each other lame54 Friday #5

Yeah, I don't believe it, why would they mine a waterway they use for shipping, naw, not buying it. nt yaesu Friday #7

They mined the main channel. NutmegYankee Friday #8

BootinUp

(51,528 posts)

1. The old adage about things getting worse seems to apply. nt

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Thu Apr 23, 2026, 11:04 PM

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walkingman

(11,034 posts)

2. The ignorance of this administration is almost unbelievable. Why on earth did we do this?

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Thu Apr 23, 2026, 11:07 PM

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usonian

(26,072 posts)

3. Not paywalled for me, reasons unknown.

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Thu Apr 23, 2026, 11:26 PM

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niyad

(133,357 posts)

4. Our daily reminder that the Strait was open and unmined on Feb 28, 2026.

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Thu Apr 23, 2026, 11:50 PM

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dalton99a

(94,835 posts)

6. +1

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Fri Apr 24, 2026, 12:07 AM

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lame54

(39,938 posts)

5. 2 idiots fighting each other

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Fri Apr 24, 2026, 12:03 AM

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yaesu

(9,393 posts)

7. Yeah, I don't believe it, why would they mine a waterway they use for shipping, naw, not buying it. nt

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Fri Apr 24, 2026, 12:58 AM

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NutmegYankee

(16,483 posts)

8. They mined the main channel.

Reply to yaesu (Reply #7)

Fri Apr 24, 2026, 06:52 AM

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But there is an alternate path to the north that goes between two of their military islands. It makes tolls and enforcement easy for them.

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