U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said that Iran's capabilities to lay mine in Strait of Hormuz have been degraded by the U.S. forces' incessant attacks.
Hegseth said this when questioned at a cabinet meeting Thursday about concerns regarding the IRGC putting commercial vessels at risk by dispatching mines throughout the hotly contested Strait of Hormuz. Hegseth said the degradation of Iran's forces would make such action difficult for the regime.
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by Joji Xavier
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