Skip to Main ContentTrump Threatens To Retaliate If Iran Put Mines In The Strait of HormuzPresident Donald Trump threatened to retaliate if Iran "has put out any mines in the Hormuz Strait," though he claimed the U.S. has no reports of them doing so."If for any reason mines were placed, and they are not removed forthwith, the Military consequences to Iran will be at a level never seen before," Trump said in a post on Truth Social. "If, on the other hand, they remove what may have been placed, it will be a giant step in the right direction!"CBS reported that U.S. intelligence officials had seen evidence of Iran taking steps to place mines in the Strait of Hormuz shipping lane.See All UpdatesClose