Ballistic missile Ghadr, a modified version of the Shahab 3, is launched during a military exercise. (AFP Photo/Mehr News/Raouf Mohseni)
Iran To Use Mines, Missiles To Shut Hormuz -- UPI
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, July 3 (UPI) -- Iranian lawmakers call for closing the strategic Strait of Hormuz amid a sharpening confrontation in the Persian Gulf while Revolutionary Guards display their missile might against a mock U.S. base during desert exercises.
But Tehran has a range of other weapons it can use to close down the vital oil artery.
These include the hard-to-detect Chinese EM-52 "rocket mine" that's triggered by the distinctive magnetic our acoustic signature of a ship, such as a U.S. aircraft carrier, and then launches a propelled 600-popund warhead at the target.
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My guess is that closing this vital shipping lane will be considered a cause for the US to attack.
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