US says it's eliminated" 16 Iranian mine-laying ships

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US Central Command says US forces have "eliminated" 16 mine-laying ships, after President Trump warned Iran not to "put out any mines" in the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile Iran says it has hit back against Israel and US targets in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait and Iraq. We speak to the EU Commissioner for Energy and Housing, Dan Jorgensen and discuss the high prices of energy and the general volatility of energy markets at the moment. We look at events that led to the death of Father Pierre Al-Rai in southern Lebanon. The Maronite cleric had defied an Israeli order to evacuate saying "The only weapons we carry are peace, love, and prayer." A house in his village of Al-Qlayaa was shelled by an Israeli tank and he was injured and killed. Presenters: Rob Young and Anne Soy. (Photo: A projectile approaches what U.S. Central Command says is an Iranian naval vessel, during strikes that included attacks on mine-laying vessels, at a location given as near the Strait of Hormuz. Credit: Centcom/Via Reuters).