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How the US could clear mines from the Strait of Hormuz
- The United States military began a mine-clearing operation over the weekend, sending two warships through the Strait of Hormuz to secure the strategic waterway from Iranian-laid mines.
- Iran deployed about a dozen mines in the strait to disrupt shipping, following U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iranian targets at the end of February.
- Operations utilize BAE Systems' Archerfish disposal system, a remotely operated device about 2 metres long carrying explosive charges, though de-mining crews remain vulnerable to potential Iranian attacks.
- President Donald Trump claimed over the weekend that all Iranian minelaying ships had been sunk, potentially reducing immediate threats to the clearing operation.
- Clearing the strait could take weeks, according to retired naval officer Bryan Clark of the Hudson Institute, as even the threat of a minefield halts commercial shipping.
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AlKhaleej TodayCan the US Navy’s technology stop Iran’s mines in the Strait of Hormuz?
WASHINGTON, April 18 — As the United States embarks on clearing mines from the Strait of Hormuz, it could draw on an arsenal of drones, explosive-laden robots and helicopters to reduce risks, though de-mining crews could still be vulnerable to Iranian attacks.The US is trying to secure the strait from mines as part of efforts to end Iran’s disruption of shipping, which has severely curbed global energy supplies since the US and Israel launched…
The U.S. military has a critical new mission in the Strait of Hormuz: to find and destroy all Iranian naval mines before the global economy is thrown into total chaos by the blockade of a vital shipping lane.
Even Iran Doesn't Know Where They Laid; U.S. Likely to Take Time to Remove Mines in Hormuz. The Guardian reported on the 16th that the U.S. Navy deployed to the Middle East has begun operations to remove mines laid by Iran, but the actual removal will take a considerable amount of time. This is because even Iran does not know the location of the mines they planted, in addition to
Send in the Mine-Clearing Dolphins
Iran has scattered mines throughout the Strait of Hormuz. Some sit on the sea floor, some bob free atop the waves, and some are tethered in wait beneath the surface. Iran has even admitted that it lost track of some of them.Getting rid of enough of these mines to restore commercial shipping traffic is a huge priority for the U.S. Navy, which is beginning mine-clearing operations in the strait as part of President Donald Trump’s plan to blockade …
In a maritime strait of importance, to stop a heavy traffic of merchant marines it is not strictly necessary to release mines, nor hide rockets pointing towards the sea from coves and cliffs enough to show genuine determination to attack whoever passes so that the insurances of the marine trade refuse to take the risk, or accept it in exchange for astronomical prices. In the Strait of Ormuz, "the threat has almost the same effect as the armed na…
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