Funnily enough, this exact problem occurred during the 1980s Tanker War with the exact same country and broad geographic area of operations, and apparently nobody learned anything.
If we know where the mines are, why aren't we just clearing them ourselves? Are you telling me the United States Navy, the largest and most well funded Navy in the world, lacks the ability to conduct minesweeping operations?
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Michael "Fallen Coffee Pot of Shadows" Senters the Sigillite:ABD
The United States knows where all mines placed by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz are located, citing a senior US official.
The official said traffic in the strait would return to normal “pretty quickly, definitely within 30 days,” once Iran committed to removing all the mines.-CNN
