Guards' General: U.S. can not challenge Iran’s mine technology

Azerbaijan, Baku, July 18/Trend M. Moezzi The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps' (IRGC) Navy general said the elite Iranian military force has mastered handling, designing and producing mines. In response to the news that the U.S has sent new mine sweepers to the Persian Gulf as a measure to prevent the closing of the Strait of Hormuz, Mahmoud Fahimi, the lieutenant commander of the IRGC"s naval operations said there's nothing the Americans can do, Fars news agency reports. General Fahimi pointed to the Americans' unmanned mine sweepers as a sign of their weakness. If they were capable of dealing with mines, the Americans would use manned mine detectors because the task is impossible for an unmanned craft, the general said. The Republican Guards' commander's comments appeared in response to the U.S. decision to bolster its military power in the Persian Gulf. There are reports that the U.S. will conduct mine-sweeping exercises in Persian Gulf waters this September.