Inside the dangerous US mission that cleared Iran’s mines from Hormuz shipping lanes

Iran Might Not Have F-22 Raptor Fighters, Aircraft Carriers or Nuclear Submarines But It Does Have 6,000 Mines That Can Stop the US Navy Cold

CENTCOM says it has been clearing Iranian mines from the Strait of Hormuz. The shipping industry is not convinced. American intelligence puts Iran's mine stockpile at somewhere between 2,000 and 6,000 weapons, ranging from First World War-era contact designs to modern acoustic mines that lie dormant on the seabed until they hear a specific ship. The US destroyed one Fajr-5 launch platform on Larak Island. Iran has more launch sites, and the US N…

US cleared Hormuz mines. Iran may have found a new way to put them back

Iran’s rocket-launched sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz could threaten global shipping again, even after US forces cleared key international lanes.

Inside the dangerous US mission that cleared Iran’s mines from Hormuz shipping lanes

CENTCOM details how U.S. military forces cleared Iranian sea mines from the Strait of Hormuz shipping lanes using Navy divers, SEALs and air power over a monthslong operation.

United States Central Command Claims Strait of Hormuz Shipping Lane Reopened

United States Central Command claimed on Thursday that international shipping lanes through the Strait of Hormuz had been reopened by the U.S. military, over a month after negotiations between the… Continue reading "United States Central Command Claims Strait of Hormuz Shipping Lane Reopened" The post United States Central Command Claims Strait of Hormuz Shipping Lane Reopened appeared first on Overt Defense.