Semi-official Iranian news agencies published a graphic on Thursday that suggests the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps placed sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz during the war. The image shows a large circle marked as a “danger zone” over the Transit Separation Scheme, which is the route that ships use to cross the passage.
The graph suggests that ships travel further north, closer to the Iranian coast. Some vessels were observed on this route during the war.
The image shows the dates from February 28th to April 9th and does not make it clear whether the Revolutionary Guard deactivated the mines after the ceasefire, announced on Tuesday, 7th. Source: Associated Press.
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