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Gavin Blackburn

Trump warns of military consequences 'at a level never seen before' if Iran mines Strait of Hormuz

We're closing our live coverage of day 11 of the war in Iran now, a day that ended with reports of more air strikes on Tehran and air raid alerts sounding in Qatar.

Tuesday also wrapped up with a warning from US President Donald Trump that Iran would see military consequences "at a level never seen before" if it mined the key waterway, the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump also claimed that the US military had "completely destroyed" 10 inactive Iranian mine-laying vessels after reports of Iranian action in the strait.

That came after some confusion earlier on Tuesday about whether or not the US Navy had escorted a cargo ship through the strait as suggested by US Energy Secretary Christ Wright in an online post that was swiftly deleted.

Iran meanwhile dismissed that claim saying the US hadn't dared come near the waterway and that such an operation had only happened "Maybe on PlayStation."

Join our journalists in the region and worldwide for more comprehensive coverage of this war early on Wednesday morning.

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