U.S Navy SEAL’s Spent 4-Months Conducting Covert Nighttime Missions To Clear Mines From Strait Of Hormuz
U.S. forces used Navy SEALs, divers and robotic systems to remove more than 200 mine-like objects, officials said, reopening key shipping lanes.
- U.S. Navy SEALs secretly completed a four-month clandestine operation to locate and destroy Iranian sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz, using divers, robotic vessels, and specialized underwater sonar systems.
- Following the start of the U.S.-Israel war on February 28, Tehran's IRGC had placed almost 80 mines along shipping lanes, creating a major obstacle for commercial traffic.
- Specialized teams performed dangerous nighttime missions from inflatable boats using submersibles to identify explosives, with no American personnel reported killed. Chatham House associate fellow Nitya Labh described the work as "active bomb detonation underwater."
- By late August, President Donald Trump declared that "all mines have been removed and/or detonated," though officials clarified only 11 of more than 200 objects removed were actual mines.
- Ongoing concerns persist that Iran could quickly place new mines, as Energy Secretary Chris Wright acknowledged Sunday that shipping has not returned to pre-conflict levels and continues facing Iranian attack threats.
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Trump Just Pulled Off a Strategic Master Stroke in the Strait of Hormuz — and the World’s Most Important Oil Route May Never Be the Same
Navy SEALs spent four months secretly clearing Iranian mines from the Strait of Hormuz, the Financial Times reveals — nighttime work with divers, unmanned vessels and sonar, detonating roughly eighty mines Iran admits laying. Trump says international waters are now clear, though shipping hasn't returned and an expert warns Iran is certainly trying to re-mine. Tehran's answer: a maritime exclusion zone.
U.S. Navy SEALS' Covert Mission In Iran Revealed
U.S. forces quietly carried out a dangerous four-month operation to clear Iranian sea mines from the Strait of Hormuz, relying on Navy SEAL divers, underwater drones and sophisticated sonar equipment to reopen one of the world’s most important shipping lanes. The high-risk mission was conducted largely under the cover of darkness as American personnel searched […]
American divers have been working mostly at night to clear mines in the Strait of Hormuz. They have used surface and underwater drones and specialized underwater vehicles, the Financial Times reported. They have managed to clear the southern half of Hormuz near the Omani coast, which is confirmed by shipowners. However, they doubt that the entire strait has been cleared of mines, as claimed by US President Donald Trump.
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