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Sea mines: the cheap, deadly Iranian weapon facing US Navy

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Sea mines: the cheap, deadly Iranian weapon facing US Navy
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The armada of US Navy vessels blockading Iranian ports also faces a hazardous mission that can help solve the global fuel crisis: clearing any sea mines the regime has laid.Iran's navy had about 5000 sea mines before the conflict began, but strikes by the United States and Israel over past weeks has reduced its stocks to about 500. The Pentagon also says Iran has lost all of its mine-laying vessels. But experts warn Iran still has the ability to strike back in the Strait of Hormuz against

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