There is credible reporting (Reuters etc.) that ships are being turned around, so it does appear that the mines (or at least threat thereof) have been deployed. Either way, as long as the threat of sinking is alive the strait is uninsurable and is for all practical purposes closed.
reply> ships are being turned around, so it does appear that the mines (or at least threat thereof) have been deployed
replyI'd assume, until further evidence, it's because the Strait is an active war zone.
Fair point, but the IRGC telling ships to turn around, as opposed to the ships themselves doing it (as per reporting) would imply that the Strait has been blockaded in some fashion. It remains to be seen if this is all a bluff, I'm just as skeptical as this would be their last option, but given the strikes on other Gulf countries, the threat seems a bit more plausible of actually being real.
replyThat regime has absolutely nothing to lose at this point and they will use whatever they've got.
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