United States: anti-mining exercise in the Middle East

The U.S. military said Monday the organization in May a naval exercise mine in "international waters in the Middle East" in collaboration with more than 20 countries, amid tensions with Iran. When typing American or Israeli military against its nuclear facilities, Tehran has threatened to block the Strait of Hormuz, which connects the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman and through which passes 40% of the oil transported by sea in the world. The Islamic Republic could put his threat undermining the Straits.