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Petraeus Warns: U.S.-Iran Tensions Escalate Over Strait Mines

3/13/2026

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Gen. David Petraeus, a former CIA Director, assessed the escalating U.S.–Iran conflict over Iran's Strait of Hormuz mining.
He warned that some vessels remain capable of laying mines, given the difficulty of neutralizing them.
U.S. President Donald Trump claimed the war would end soon, with nothing left to bomb in Iran.
U.S. officials aim to eliminate Iran's naval and missile threats and to downplay the likelihood of regime change.

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Gen. David Petraeus, a former CIA Director, assessed the escalating U.S.–Iran conflict over Iran's Strait of Hormuz mining.
He warned that some vessels remain capable of laying mines, given the difficulty of neutralizing them.
U.S. President Donald Trump claimed the war would end soon, with nothing left to bomb in Iran.
U.S. officials aim to eliminate Iran's naval and missile threats and to downplay the likelihood of regime change.