French President Emmanuel Macron says he has “no confirmation” Iran is laying sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz following reports Tehran is mining the key waterway virtually closed by the Middle East war.
“I have no confirmation of this, either from partner services or from our own services,” Macron says after a video call with G7 leaders.
The United States said yesterday it had destroyed Iranian minelaying boats near the strategic waterway through which one-fifth of the world’s oil passes.
Macron adds that Iran’s military capabilities have been weakened but not “reduced to zero” in US and Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic.
“Considerable damage has already been inflicted on Iran’s military ballistic capabilities, but it continues to attack several countries in the region, and therefore its capabilities have not been reduced to zero,” he says.
He adds that he leaves it up to US President Donald Trump to “clarify both his ultimate objectives and the pace he wants to set for operations” launched with Israel on February 28.
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