🔻Tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz; from battles with mines to a “tankers-for-tankers” policy

✍Khashayar Jenedy, BBC

The renewed escalation of tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, which continued on Tuesday as well, has drawn the attention of American media.

On Tuesday, Donald Trump, the U.S. president, warned Tehran about severe retaliatory actions, emphasizing the continuation of U.S. attacks against Iran.

However, these remarks did not prevent reciprocal attacks by Iran against U.S. positions in the region.

Iran’s mine-laying activities to counter the United States, the impact of the latest round of clashes on the price of crude oil, and the implementation of a plan for reciprocal attacks against Iranian oil tankers were among the topics covered by American media on Tuesday.