Iranian ships were preparing to mine the Strait of Ormuz

[As reported by Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-made-preparations-mine-strait-hormuz-us-sources-say-2025-07-01/), citing informants in the U.S. administration, the first suggestions in this case came shortly after the Israeli attacks in mid-June. On 22 June, after the American bombings, the Iranian parliament was to support the non-binding decision to block the strait through which about one-fifth of planet oil and gas flows.