{"id":428284,"date":"2026-03-11T02:40:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T19:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swingfish.trade\/blog\/market-news\/2026\/03\/iran-has-laid-a-few-dozen-mines-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-report\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T02:40:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T19:40:29","slug":"iran-has-laid-a-few-dozen-mines-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swingfish.trade\/blog\/market-news\/iran-has-laid-a-few-dozen-mines-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-report-428284\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran has laid ‘a few dozen’ mines in the Strait of Hormuz – report"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Oil prices are rising once again after a CNN report <\/a>said Iran has begun laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n

“Iran has begun laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, the world\u2019s most important energy chokepoint that carries about one-fifth of all crude oil, according to two people familiar with US intelligence reporting on the issue,” CNN writes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The report says that only ‘a few dozen’ are in place so far but that Iran is using small boats ‘in recent days’. This echoes the prior report from CBS that said Iran was ‘preparing’ mines but takes it a step further.<\/p>\n

The report from CNN said Iran could deploy hundreds more mines and the CBS report said it had 3-6000 mines.<\/p>\n

The issues is that de-mining is a time-intensive task at best and that could keep the Strait closed. That said, I wonder if it would even take that long to open a shipping channel.<\/p>\n

For background, modern naval mines are “smart” weapons that don’t need to touch a ship to destroy it. Instead of physical contact, they use electronic sensors to detect a ship\u2019s “signature.” This includes the sound of engines (acoustic), changes in the Earth\u2019s magnetic field caused by steel hulls (magnetic), or the unique water displacement a vessel creates (pressure).<\/p>\n

Sophisticated onboard computers allow these mines to ignore decoys or count passing ships to target a specific vessel in a convoy. When they detonate, the underwater explosion creates a massive gas bubble that physically lifts and then snaps the ship\u2019s keel.<\/p>\n

Anti-mine technology is now largely done via drones and we may find out exactly what capabilities the US has in that regard, as it’s no doubt been planning for this for awhile.<\/p>\n

This article was written by Adam Button at investinglive.com.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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