The US military has obliterated several Iranian navy vessels — including 16 minelayers — near the Strait of Hormuz. These ...

Finding and disposing of mines lurking on the sea floor is dangerous and difficult work. The US Navy wants robotic crawlers capable of descending to nearly 2,000 feet underwater to do this. The ...

President Donald Trump has warned that any attempt by Iran to mine the Strait would have serious consequences.

US intelligence reports indicate that Iran has started deploying a small number of naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial passageway for global oil transportation ...

Concerns are rising over the security of the Strait of Hormuz after US officials said Iran may be preparing to deploy naval mines in the key waterway .

Owners of oil tankers calling at Russian ports are sending divers and underwater drones to check their ships’ hulls for mines — a precaution following a wave of unexplained explosions on ships. At ...

The US Navy wants a robotic crawler to take over the dangerous job of clearing naval mines, especially ones laid on the sea floor.MC1 Charles E. White/US Navy One of the nastiest threats in naval ...