The simple munitions have given Tehran a way to wreak havoc with the global economy.

The possibility of sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz is raising danger levels in the economically critical waterway and causing ripples around the globe. The U.S. claims it “eliminated” 16 mine-laying ...

Iran is using smaller crafts to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz, two U.S. officials said.

Iran might be outgunned and outspent by the US and Israel but it has one major advantage — its control over the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran has deployed mines in the Strait of Hormuz, complicating its reopening for oil and LNG shipping. The U.S. and Israel's recent conflict has heightened tensions, with Iran threatening to disrupt ...

U.S. President Trump warned of “military consequences … at a level never seen before” if mines were not removed.

Tehran is seeking to choke the vital Strait of Hormuz to oil traffic following US and Israeli strikes against Iran, with fears it could be using sea mines to do so. US forces have struck 28 Iranian ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—With a federal investigation into technically active but nonproducing “zombie” mines set to begin in March, a citizens law group in Kentucky has found production idled at nearly 40% of ...

There are about 500,000 abandoned mines in the United States, according to the Mine Safety and Health Administration, and these long-forgotten facilities can pose a variety of risks to people unaware ...