At least dozen mines said to be placed in Hormuz

 The United States intelligence assessments claim that at least a dozen underwater mines have been placed in the Strait of Hormuz, CBS reported on Monday, citing US officials.

According to the report, the mines that were placed in the critical Middle Eastern waterway are the Iranian-made Maham 3 and Maham 7 Limpet Mine, with the former being a naval mine that has an approximately 10-foot range, and the latter being a compact high-explosive limpet mine that targets medium-sized vessels, landing craft, and smaller submarines. The report added that Iran is using smaller vessels that can carry two or three mines to place them in the strait.

Meanwhile, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said earlier today that there is "no need" to place any mines in the Persian Gulf, seeing as Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz with "full authority."

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