Trump Warns Of Severe Consequences If Iran Mines Strait Of Hormuz
An oil tanker is pictured off the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, which is the main base of the Islamic republic’s navy and has a strategic position on the Strait of Hormuzon./AFP US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Tuesday of unprecedented military consequences if it mines the Strait of Hormuz after Tehran vowed that no Gulf oil would pass through the key waterway. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1672569656851-0"); }); Trump said on social media that he had received no reports of Iran doing so yet, but then said that if Tehran had, then it must remove the floating explosive devices “IMMEDIATELY!” “If for any reason mines were placed, and they are not removed forthwith, the military consequences to Iran will be at a level never seen before,” Trump said on his Truth Social network. “If, on the other hand, they remove what may have been placed, it will be a giant step in the right direction!” The United States would also use the missiles it had previously employed to blow up alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters to “permanently eliminate” any mine-laying boat in the Gulf Strait, Trump added. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1672569913499-0"); }); READ ALSO: After Women Players Defect, Iran Hints Men Will Skip 2026 World Cup US President Donald Trump takes questions from reporters during a press conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 20, 2026. U (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) “They will be dealt with quickly and violently. BEWARE!” he posted. His post came after CNN — citing anonymous sources familiar with US intelligence reports — reported that Iran had indeed begun laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, through which nearly a fifth of global oil production passes and where traffic has virtually halted. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1672587799169-0"); }); The White House said earlier Tuesday that the United States has not escorted any oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz, after the energy secretary’s social media account posted but then deleted a claim that it did so. AFP Join Our Whatsapp Channel To join: Simply click on the link below & turn on notifications to get the latest updates Subscribe to Our Newsletter In This Article: Iran Trump More Stories Iran Rules Out Ceasefire As Trump Steps Up Threats After Women Players Defect, Iran Hints Men Will Skip 2026 World Cup At Least Five Iran Women Footballers Take Asylum In Australia /* * * CONFIGURATION VARIABLES: EDIT BEFORE PASTING INTO YOUR WEBPAGE * * / var disqus_shortname = 'channelstelevision'; // Required - Replace example with your forum shortname / * * DON'T EDIT BELOW THIS LINE * * */ (function() { var dsq = document.createElement('script'); dsq.type = 'text/javascript'; dsq.async = true; dsq.src = '//' + disqus_shortname + '.disqus.com/embed.js'; (document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]).appendChild(dsq); })(); Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.