Today10:03 BSTFrance prepares for mine-clearing mission with UK in Strait of HormuzFrance's armed forces minister says the country is preparing for a mine-clearing mission in the Strait of Hormuz.Catherine Vautrin said on French radio there was "no certainty" that Iran had actually laid mines following US claims that at least 10 were found in the crucial shipping route. "But in any case we are preparing ‌for the necessity to potentially remove mines," she added.Vautrin said demining ⁠ships were being sent to the region as part of a potential future mission, led by France and the UK, to remove mines.Tankers and other ships anchored of the coast of Oman because they cannot travel through the Strait of Hormuz (file image)(Image: Reach PLC)Today09:30 BSTRevolutionary Guard threatens 'war beyond the region' if US attacks IranIran's Revolutionary Guard has threatened to "extend the war beyond the region" if the US launches another attack on Iran.The military force said it was responding to threats by "the American-Zionist enemy" after the US warned yesterday that attacks could continue if no peace agreement was made."We have not yet deployed all the capacities of the Islamic Revolution against them," the IRGC said in a statement."But now, if aggression against Iran is repeated, the promised regional war will this time extend beyond the region, and our crushing blows in places you do not expect will bring you to utter ruin."Today08:57 BSTSouth Korean vessel passing through Strait of Hormuz, official saysA South Korean-operated vessel carrying two million barrels of crude oil is passing through the Strait of Hormuz in coordination with Iranian authorities, the country's foreign minister Cho Hyun has said."Consultations with Iranian authorities were completed, and the vessel began sailing yesterday. It is passing through the strait very cautiously," Cho told politicians in Seoul, the Yonhap news agency reports.The vessel is the first manged by South Korea to transit the waterway since the US-Israel war on Iran began, Cho said.Today07:59 BST