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Mines in the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian Oil Exports

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Senior Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Joel Rayburn
The crude oil tanker Giannis unloads its cargo of Middle Eastern crude at the Agioi Theodoroi Motor Oil Terminal near Corinth, Greece, on August 24, 2026. (Getty Images)
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The crude oil tanker Giannis unloads its cargo of Middle Eastern crude at the Agioi Theodoroi Motor Oil Terminal near Corinth, Greece, on August 24, 2026. (Getty Images)

Joel Rayburn joins the BBC program Today to discuss the Iranian attempts to mine the Strait of Hormuz, the resulting military response by the United States, and Iran’s oil exports.