May 5, 2026 / 6:00 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington —  The U.S. military is directing commercial ships toward a route in the Strait of Hormuz farther from Iran that the Navy has spent weeks clearing. The U.S. warns that transiting the normal route could be "extremely hazardous" because of mines laid in the strait by Iran.  The notice to mariners posted the same day the U.S. began its latest effort, Project Freedom, to reopen at least part of the Strait of Hormuz. As part of the operation, forces under U.S. Central Command will coordinate with commercial ships to guide them through a cleared path in the strait. At a briefing Tuesday, the Pentagon displayed a graphic saying Iran had laid new mines in the Strait of Hormuz on April 23. In March, CBS News reported there were about a dozen Iranian mines in the strait.…