US warns Iran against escalation with new naval mines

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has warned that any attempts by Iran to deploy new naval mines would constitute a violation of the ceasefire.

He said if there were attempts to recklessly and irresponsibly lay new mines, the US would respond to that, Caliber.Az reports, citing Reuters.

He also noted that some level of transit continues through the Strait of Hormuz.

“There are paths that are open,” the secretary said.

“Transit is occurring, much more limited than anybody would like to see and with more risk than people would like to see, but that's because Iran is doing irresponsible things with small, fast boats,” he added.

By Bakhtiyar Abbasov