U.S. Central Command said Tuesday that U.S. forces destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels near the Strait of Hormuz as President Donald Trump moves to secure the vital shipping lane amid escalating conflict.
CENTCOM announced the strikes in a statement and accompanying video posted on social media, saying that U.S. forces “eliminated multiple Iranian naval vessels, including 16 minelayers near the Strait of Hormuz” during operations on March 10.
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