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U.S. Sinks 16 Iranian Mine-Layer Boats Amid Iran’s Shipping Strikes That Freeze Strait of Hormuz

On 11 March 2026, U.S. forces destroyed 16 Iranian vessels poised to lay mines just hours before Iran-linked projectiles and drones crippled three commercial ships, effectively pausing almost all traffic through the world’s busiest oil chokepoint.