Pentagon freaks out after US ships in Strait of Homuz go up in flame; Iran deploy mines — OPTM

Welcome back. Let's talk about what is really happening in the straight of Hormuz right now because the mainstream media is spinning this like a top. But the truth on the ground or rather on the water is a whole different ballgame . Despite the bluster and bravado coming out of the White House , despite Donald Trump standing at a podium and warning Iran of consequences at a level never seen before , the Islamic Republic went ahead and did exactly what it said it would do . CNN is learning Iran has begun laying mines in the straight of Hormuz. That Iran has started to take steps to deploy naval mines in the straight of Hormuz . Well off the lows of the day with CBS reporting that US intelligence assets have begun to see indications that Iran is taking steps to deploy mines in the straight of Hormuz . They have activated their leverage right now as we speak . The straight of Hormuz, that narrow artery through which 20 million barrels of oil flow every single day , about 20% of the world's