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Mines in the Strait of Hormuz: How dangerous are they?
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Iran claims to have laid mines in the strategic passage to discourage the independent traffic of ships. How dangerous are these artifacts and what can be done to remove them?
The U.S. Navy is using robots to clear underwater mines laid by Iran in the Strait of Ormuz, according to The Wall Street Journal. A demining operation that combines manned and unmanned systems has been adopted by the U.S. Army to remove mines laid by Iran, using both surface drones and submarines equipped with sonar detectors, said yesterday the press, citing a source of Defense. U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday in Truth Social that Tehr…
September 2025: The U.S. Navy withdraws its last Gulf mine fighters. A few months later, Iran is threatening to mine the Strait of Ormuz. The arsenal exists – between 2000 and 6,000 mines. But have they been deployed? No one knows that. Faced with this uncertainty, the world's first power is becoming helpless and has to rely on European know-how. Europeans are hesitant.
In "Global", Paulo Portas analyzed Donald Trump's recent dispute against Pope Leo XIV, stressing that it was an "error" of the American administration. At a time when peace negotiations become increasingly complex, the commentator points out that "Ormuz Strait has evidently become the economic weapon of pressure"
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