US forces say they're attacking small boats that Iran uses to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz

The US said it's been carrying out attacks on Iranian vessels used to lay mines.

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• The US says it's begun attacking small mine-laying vessels used by Iran near the Strait of Hormuz.
• It's unclear if the strait has been mined, though Trump has said the US received no such reports.
• The US now relies on Independence-class ships for demining, but they've been criticized as unreliable.

The US said on Tuesday that it struck multiple Iranian naval vessels...