US military releases video of ‘Iranian forces removing unexploded mine’ from ship targeted by attack near Strait of Hormuz

The US military’s Central Command on Friday, June 14, 2019, released a video it said showed Iran’s Revolutionary Guard removing an unexploded limpet mine from one of two oil tankers targeted by attacks near the Strait of Hormuz. The black and white footage was described as being taken on June 13, and suggesting that the Islamic Republic was trying to remove evidence of its involvement from the scene. The US Navy was monitoring the stricken vessels in the Gulf of Oman off the coast of Iran,…