{"id":14142,"date":"2026-03-23T13:47:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T10:47:26","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-03-23T13:47:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T10:47:26","slug":"iran-threatens-to-mine-persian-gulf-if-us-launches-ground-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/iran-threatens-to-mine-persian-gulf-if-us-launches-ground-assault\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran threatens to mine Persian Gulf if US launches ground assault"},"content":{"rendered":"

Iran\u2019s Defense Council has warned that it will mine all transit routes in the Persian Gulf if the United States initiates a ground operation against Iranian coasts or islands.<\/p>\n

In a statement carried<\/a><\/span> by the Fars news agency, the council said the measure would be implemented \u201cwithin established military conventions\u201d and would involve various types of naval mines, including drifting mines.<\/p>\n

\u201cAny attempt by the enemy to attack Iran\u2019s coasts or islands will lead to the mining of all transit and transportation routes in the Persian Gulf and along the coastline,\u201d the council said.<\/p>\n

Tehran ties Hormuz transit to its approval<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iranian authorities said neutral countries seeking passage through the Strait of Hormuz must coordinate with Tehran. The Defense Council also stressed that it would deliver a \u201cdecisive and destructive response to any violation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since the outbreak of hostilities in the Middle East, maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz\u2014critical to global energy supply\u2014has largely come to a halt. Roughly 20% of the world\u2019s oil and more than 30% of liquefied natural gas pass through the route. Some vessels attempting transit have been attacked by Iranian forces, according to reports.<\/p>\n

US weighs island seizure option<\/strong><\/p>\n

US President Donald Trump on March 21 gave Iran a 48-hour deadline, warning that power plants would be targeted if the Strait of Hormuz was not reopened. Tehran responded by stating that Israel\u2019s energy infrastructure is within range and could be \u201cdestroyed within a day.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to The Wall Street Journal, Washington is considering<\/a><\/span> using Marines to seize one or more islands near Iran\u2019s southern coast to secure safe passage through the strait.<\/p>\n

Newsmax reported that the US has deployed six amphibious ships carrying thousands of Marines to the region.<\/p>\n

Iran begins charging transit fees<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran has shifted its approach to control over the Strait of Hormuz, beginning to demand a $2 million fee from some vessels. Officials said the measure has entered into force and reflects a \u201cnew sovereignty regime.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Washington Post reported that despite its losses, Iran has deprioritized a diplomatic exit in its confrontation with the US and Israel, instead seeking to intensify pressure by tightening control over the strait.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Iran\u2019s Defense Council has warned that it will mine all transit routes in the Persian Gulf if the United States initiates a ground operation against Iranian coasts or islands. In a statement carried by the Fars news agency, the council said the measure would be implemented \u201cwithin established military conventions\u201d and would involve various types […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14143,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[319,17411,10762,288,17410,17413,7699,8841,10744,17381,17412,2769,10763,7526,6904,1192],"class_list":["post-14142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-middleeast","tag-donald-trump","tag-fars-news-agency","tag-global-energy-supply","tag-iran","tag-iran-defense-council","tag-lng-shipments","tag-maritime-security","tag-middle-east-tensions","tag-naval-mines","tag-newsmax","tag-oil-transport","tag-persian-gulf","tag-strait-of-hormuz","tag-the-wall-street-journal","tag-the-washington-post","tag-united-states"],"yoast_head":"\nIran threatens to mine Persian Gulf if US launches ground assault - Harici<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Iran warns it will mine Gulf routes if the US attacks, as tensions rise over Hormuz access, transit fees, and potential US military moves.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/iran-threatens-to-mine-persian-gulf-if-us-launches-ground-assault\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Iran threatens to mine Persian Gulf if US launches ground assault - Harici\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Iran warns it will mine Gulf routes if the US attacks, as tensions rise over Hormuz access, transit fees, and potential US military moves.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/iran-threatens-to-mine-persian-gulf-if-us-launches-ground-assault\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Harici\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/haricitr\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-03-23T10:47:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hormuz-2.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1045\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"637\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Harici.com.tr\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@haricitr\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@haricitr\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Harici.com.tr\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/iran-threatens-to-mine-persian-gulf-if-us-launches-ground-assault\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/iran-threatens-to-mine-persian-gulf-if-us-launches-ground-assault\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Harici.com.tr\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/45047d1e0be7e8c266daed68de2cf7aa\"},\"headline\":\"Iran threatens to mine Persian Gulf if US launches ground assault\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-23T10:47:26+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/iran-threatens-to-mine-persian-gulf-if-us-launches-ground-assault\/\"},\"wordCount\":373,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/iran-threatens-to-mine-persian-gulf-if-us-launches-ground-assault\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hormuz-2.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Donald Trump\",\"Fars News Agency\",\"global energy supply\",\"\u0130ran\",\"Iran Defense Council\",\"LNG shipments\",\"maritime security\",\"Middle East tensions\",\"naval mines\",\"Newsmax\",\"oil transport\",\"Persian Gulf\",\"Strait of Hormuz\",\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"The Washington Post\",\"United States\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Middle East\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/iran-threatens-to-mine-persian-gulf-if-us-launches-ground-assault\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/iran-threatens-to-mine-persian-gulf-if-us-launches-ground-assault\/\",\"name\":\"Iran threatens to mine Persian Gulf if US launches ground assault - Harici\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/iran-threatens-to-mine-persian-gulf-if-us-launches-ground-assault\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/iran-threatens-to-mine-persian-gulf-if-us-launches-ground-assault\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hormuz-2.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-23T10:47:26+00:00\",\"description\":\"Iran warns it will mine Gulf routes if the US attacks, as tensions rise over Hormuz access, transit fees, and potential US military moves.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/iran-threatens-to-mine-persian-gulf-if-us-launches-ground-assault\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/iran-threatens-to-mine-persian-gulf-if-us-launches-ground-assault\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/iran-threatens-to-mine-persian-gulf-if-us-launches-ground-assault\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hormuz-2.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hormuz-2.jpg\",\"width\":1045,\"height\":637},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/iran-threatens-to-mine-persian-gulf-if-us-launches-ground-assault\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Iran threatens to mine Persian Gulf if US launches ground assault\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Harici\",\"description\":\"Tracing The Changing World\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Harici\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/harici_admin_logo_compress.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/harici_admin_logo_compress.webp\",\"width\":280,\"height\":286,\"caption\":\"Harici\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/haricitr\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/haricitr\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/45047d1e0be7e8c266daed68de2cf7aa\",\"name\":\"Harici.com.tr\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ede4c0daa2de13cfbd3201e07844b7a0e9c17ad41edea7a38546f494810d8cc8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ede4c0daa2de13cfbd3201e07844b7a0e9c17ad41edea7a38546f494810d8cc8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Harici.com.tr\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/harici.com.tr\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/author\/hariciadmin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Iran threatens to mine Persian Gulf if US launches ground assault - Harici","description":"Iran warns it will mine Gulf routes if the US attacks, as tensions rise over Hormuz access, transit fees, and potential US military moves.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/iran-threatens-to-mine-persian-gulf-if-us-launches-ground-assault\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Iran threatens to mine Persian Gulf if US launches ground assault - Harici","og_description":"Iran warns it will mine Gulf routes if the US attacks, as tensions rise over Hormuz access, transit fees, and potential US military moves.","og_url":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/iran-threatens-to-mine-persian-gulf-if-us-launches-ground-assault\/","og_site_name":"Harici","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/haricitr","article_published_time":"2026-03-23T10:47:26+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1045,"height":637,"url":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hormuz-2.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Harici.com.tr","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@haricitr","twitter_site":"@haricitr","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Harici.com.tr","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/iran-threatens-to-mine-persian-gulf-if-us-launches-ground-assault\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/iran-threatens-to-mine-persian-gulf-if-us-launches-ground-assault\/"},"author":{"name":"Harici.com.tr","@id":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/45047d1e0be7e8c266daed68de2cf7aa"},"headline":"Iran threatens to mine Persian Gulf if US launches ground assault","datePublished":"2026-03-23T10:47:26+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/iran-threatens-to-mine-persian-gulf-if-us-launches-ground-assault\/"},"wordCount":373,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/iran-threatens-to-mine-persian-gulf-if-us-launches-ground-assault\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hormuz-2.jpg","keywords":["Donald Trump","Fars News Agency","global energy supply","\u0130ran","Iran Defense Council","LNG shipments","maritime security","Middle East tensions","naval mines","Newsmax","oil transport","Persian Gulf","Strait of Hormuz","The Wall Street Journal","The Washington Post","United States"],"articleSection":["Middle East"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/iran-threatens-to-mine-persian-gulf-if-us-launches-ground-assault\/","url":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/iran-threatens-to-mine-persian-gulf-if-us-launches-ground-assault\/","name":"Iran threatens to mine Persian Gulf if US launches ground assault - Harici","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/iran-threatens-to-mine-persian-gulf-if-us-launches-ground-assault\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/iran-threatens-to-mine-persian-gulf-if-us-launches-ground-assault\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hormuz-2.jpg","datePublished":"2026-03-23T10:47:26+00:00","description":"Iran warns it will mine Gulf routes if the US attacks, as tensions rise over Hormuz access, transit fees, and potential US military moves.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/iran-threatens-to-mine-persian-gulf-if-us-launches-ground-assault\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/iran-threatens-to-mine-persian-gulf-if-us-launches-ground-assault\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/iran-threatens-to-mine-persian-gulf-if-us-launches-ground-assault\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hormuz-2.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hormuz-2.jpg","width":1045,"height":637},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/iran-threatens-to-mine-persian-gulf-if-us-launches-ground-assault\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Iran threatens to mine Persian Gulf if US launches ground assault"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/","name":"Harici","description":"Tracing The Changing World","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/#organization","name":"Harici","url":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/harici_admin_logo_compress.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/harici_admin_logo_compress.webp","width":280,"height":286,"caption":"Harici"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/haricitr","https:\/\/x.com\/haricitr"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/45047d1e0be7e8c266daed68de2cf7aa","name":"Harici.com.tr","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ede4c0daa2de13cfbd3201e07844b7a0e9c17ad41edea7a38546f494810d8cc8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ede4c0daa2de13cfbd3201e07844b7a0e9c17ad41edea7a38546f494810d8cc8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Harici.com.tr"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/harici.com.tr"],"url":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/author\/hariciadmin\/"}]}},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14142"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14142\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14144,"href":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14142\/revisions\/14144"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}