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Iran Mine Threat Shocks Oil Markets

April 13, 2026
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Iran’s alleged move to choke off a waterway carrying about a fifth of the world’s crude has triggered a very modern U.S. response: sending robots, not sailors, into the minefield. Quick Take Reports say Iranian naval mines have blocked the Strait of Hormuz, a 21-mile-wide chokepoint critical to global energy shipping. The U.S. Navy is []

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