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Warning of mines in Hormuz after Trump claimed it was clear (www.seatrade-maritime.com)
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[–] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Uh, yeah, clearing mines is incredibly time consuming, difficult, and impossible to fully guarantee, especially since we retired the one or two ships that specialized in mine defense a few years ago.

Edit: It was last year. Bwahahaha.... https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2026/03/12/the-us-navy-decommissioned-middle-east-minesweepers-last-year-heres-what-they-did/