Secretary of State Marco Rubio states the Strait of Hormuz must be open 'immediately' due to unlawful Iranian actions. Bill ...

Limpet mines, which appear to be the cause of damage to at least one tanker attacked in Gulf of Oman last week, are classic maritime weapons dating back to World War II. Like sea limpets -- the ...

CBS News was unable to determine what type of mines were in involved in this latest assessment.

Iran still has at least a dozen mines in the Strait of Hormuz, which are imperiling oil tanker traffic through the critical passage -- but the US is working with the UK on a plan to clear them. The UK ...

Mines attached to the hulls of ships and set off with timers likely caused blasts that have damaged two crude oil tankers in the Mediterranean Sea since January, three sources close to the ...

CBS News reports that recent US military assessments place the number of mines in the strategic waterway at 10 or more as ...

May 24, 2025: Russia, long an enthusiastic user of naval mines, is now on the receiving end of such devices. Since late 2024 a growing number of Russian ships in the Black and Baltic Seas have been ...

A limpet mine may have caused a blast that damaged a Greek tanker sailing off Libya's coast last week, the fifth such incident to hit commercial shipping in the region in recent months, maritime ...

The UK’s is set to lead a coalition of countries including the France to help sweep the Strait of Hormuz for mines and reopen it to oil tanker traffic, according to a report. London is working to ...