Iran announces two alternative routes to the Strait of Hormuz due to the possibility of “mines”

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Navy announced on Thursday that ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz must take two alternative routes near the Iranian coast, citing the possibility of “mines” on the usual route. The Mehr News Agency quoted a military statement accompanied by a nautical map showing the two routes south and north of Larak Island, saying that “in order to protect against possible mine collisions, and in coordination with the Revolutionary Guard Navy, (ships) will have to take alternative routes through the Strait of Hormuz until further notice.”

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