U.S. Navy Launches Mine-Clearing Mission to Open Strait of Hormuz
TL;DR
U.S. Central Command says two Navy destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz and began setting conditions for clearing sea mines laid by Iran’s IRGC, establishing a safe passage and promising to share the new route with the maritime industry as additional assets, including underwater drones, join the operation.
- U.S. Forces Start Mine Clearance Mission in Strait of Hormuz centcom.mil
- Iran War News Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Officials Begin Peace Talks, U.S. Warships Transit Hormuz WSJ
- US military starts removing mines from Strait of Hormuz The Hill
- U.S. naval destroyers have crossed the Strait of Hormuz, CENTCOM says CBS News
- U.S. Navy attempts to cross Hormuz; accounts differ on what ensued Fortune
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