U.S. Destroyers Open a Mine-Cleared Route Through Hormuz for Merchant Traffic

Two U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers, USS Frank E. Peterson and USS Michael Murphy, transited the Strait of Hormuz to begin establishing a mine-cleared passage intended to enable the free flow of merchant shipping, with additional unmanned and manned assets slated to join the effort. CENTCOM says the operation is to set conditions for clearing mines and will share the safe route with the maritime industry, marking the first American warship transit since the late-February U.S.-Israel actions against Iran.