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    "Pete Hegseth outlines President's strategic aims in Iran being 'executed with ruthless precision'",
    "As an Iranian woman, let me tell liberals what happens when you criticise the regime - Mattie Heaven",
    "Iran threatens to 'eliminate' Donald Trump before sending sinister 'take care of yourself' warning",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nIran has begun deploying mines in the Strait of Hormuz in an apparent bid to blow up oil tankers, it has been claimed.\n\nPresident Trump has warned Iran against such action, saying it would face consequences “at a level never seen before”.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nHe posted on Truth Social: “If Iran has put out any mines in the Hormuz Strait, and we have no reports of them doing so, we want them removed, IMMEDIATELY!”\n\nMr Trump added: “If, on the other hand, they remove what may have been placed, it will be a giant step in the right direction!”\n\nLate on Monday, the US Commander-in-Chief said Tehran would face “death, fire and fury” should it attempt to stop oil tankers passing through the vital passage.\n\nIran, in return, threatened to assassinate him.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nIran is understood to be in possession of between 2,000 and 6,000 mines, using Chinese and Russian models to build up its armoury.\n\nThe US military destroyed 10 mine-laying vessels, Mr Trump said.\n\nThe “inactive” vessels had been “completely destroyed” in strikes carried out on Tuesday, but Mr Trump said that would not be the end of it.\n\n“I am pleased to report that within the last few hours, we have hit, and completely destroyed, 10 inactive mine laying boats and/or ships, with more to follow!”, he said.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nG7 leaders will convene on Wednesday as they bid to settle a de-escalation.\n\nLeaders will meet after Mark Carney, the Canadian prime minister, spoke with Emmanuel Macron about the Iran crisis.\n\nMr Carney said earlier that the G7’s strategic petroleum reserves should be available in order to stave off surging oil prices, sparked by the Middle Eastern conflict.\n\n“The best option is de-escalation, to have peace”, he said.\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS\n\n\n\n\n  * Pete Hegseth outlines President's strategic aims in Iran being 'executed with ruthless precision'\n  * As an Iranian woman, let me tell liberals what happens when you criticise the regime - Mattie Heaven\n  * Iran threatens to 'eliminate' Donald Trump before sending sinister 'take care of yourself' warning\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nHe added: “We need to use the G7 oil reserves.”\n\nIt follows Iran’s UN envoy saying the conflict has seen 1,300 civilians killed so far.\n\nAmir Saeid Iravani said this evening that almost 10,000 civilian sites, including 8,000 residential homes, had been targeted in US-Israeli strikes.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards:The GB News Editorial Charter **",
  "title": "Iran sparks Donald Trump fury by laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz"
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