{"id":2590021,"date":"2026-04-13T08:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T12:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-has-no-idea-where-it-planted-mines-in-strait-of-hormuz\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T08:12:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T12:12:01","slug":"iran-has-no-idea-where-it-planted-mines-in-strait-of-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-has-no-idea-where-it-planted-mines-in-strait-of-hormuz\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Has No Idea Where It Planted Mines In Strait Of Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Firan-has-no-idea-where-it-planted-mines-in-strait-of-hormuz%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2590021&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Iran reportedly failed to locate all naval mines it deployed in the Strait of Hormuz,complicating efforts to rapidly reopen the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irans-illicit-oil-exports-hit-five-year-high\/\" title=\"...&#039;s illegal oil exports reach highest level in five years.\">critical shipping lane<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Iranian deputy Foreign Minister Saeed khatibzadeh said in an ITV interview that Iran laid mines in the strait.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; U.S.officials say Iran seeded the strait with mines last month but did not systematically track every placement; some mines drifted from their original positions, making it hard to map, locate, or recover all weapons.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; This inability to account for the mines is cited as a key factor in Tehran\u2019s failure to meet demands from the Trump management.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; President Donald Trump paused a planned U.S. military strike on Iran for two weeks, contingent on Iran agreeing to open the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Iranian officials describe \u201ctechnical limitations\u201d for mine clearance,which U.S. officials interpret as a lack of situational awareness and the capability to conduct rapid clearance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; U.S. officials estimate Iran possesses between 2,000 and 6,000 naval mines.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; A declassified 1984 CIA report notes some munitions carry heavy warheads capable of disabling or sinking large vessels.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Strait remains partially open, with traffic restricted to designated corridors and subject to tolls; IRGC cautions ships about mines outside these corridors, and some Iranian-aligned media have published limited safe-passage guidance.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Iran reportedly failed to locate all the naval mines it deployed in the Strait of Hormuz, preventing it from quickly reopening the critical shipping lane.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh said in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\/2026-04-09\/irans-deputy-foreign-minister-tells-itv-news-the-strait-of-hormuz-is-open\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ITV<\/a> that the Iranian regime has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-partially-opens-strait-of-hormuz-but-admits-to-placing-naval-mines\/\" title=\"... Partially Opens ... of ..., But Admits to Placing ...\">laid naval mines<\/a> in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. officials say Iranian forces seeded the strait with mines last month, however, Iran did not systematically track every placement and, in some cases, deployed mines in ways that allowed them to drift from their original positions, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/10\/us\/politics\/iran-mines-strait.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to The New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, Iranian authorities now cannot reliably map, locate, or recover all of the weapons they deployed.<\/p>\n<p>The inability to account for the mines has become a key factor in Tehran&rsquo;s failure to meet demands from the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump on Tuesday suspended a planned U.S. military strike on Iran for two weeks, citing ongoing diplomatic efforts and communications with Pakistani leaders.<\/p>\n<p>He said the pause depends on Iran&rsquo;s agreement to the opening of the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian officials have instead pointed to what they describe as &ldquo;technical limitations,&rdquo; words that U.S. officials interpret as an acknowledgment that Tehran lacks both the situational awareness and the specialized capability required to conduct rapid mine clearance operations.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. officials estimate Iran possesses between 2,000 and 6,000 naval mines, according to figures that CBS News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/iran-mines-strait-of-hormuz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cited<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A declassified Central Intelligence Agency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/readingroom\/docs\/CIA-RDP85T00314R000300100002-7.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report<\/a> from 1984 indicates that some of these munitions carry warheads exceeding 1,100 pounds (500 kilograms), a payload capable of disabling or sinking large commercial and military vessels.<\/p>\n<p>The Strait of Hormuz remains partially open, but Iran has restricted traffic to controlled channels and allowed passage only under conditions that include toll payments and adherence to designated routes.<\/p>\n<p>The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps has repeatedly warned commercial shipping operators that vessels risk striking sea mines outside those corridors, while Iranian-aligned media outlets have <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >published navigational guidance illustrating limited safe passages<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. 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Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh told ITV that mines were placed in the strait. U.S. officials say Iran seeded the area last month but did not maintain a precise record of every placement, and some mines have drifted from their original positions, according to The New York Times. Consequently, Iranian authorities cannot reliably map, locate, or recover all the weapons deployed, a shortcoming that has contributed to Tehran not meeting the Trump administration\u2019s demands<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2590022,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_7605-1.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32404,3823,77660,77661,77043],"class_list":["post-2590021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-geopolitics","tag-iran","tag-mines-2","tag-navalsecurity","tag-straitofhormuz"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_7605-1.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2590021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2590021"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2590021\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2590025,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2590021\/revisions\/2590025"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2590022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2590021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2590021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2590021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}