US allies have privately assessed that mines likely remain in the Strait of Hormuz, according to people familiar with the matter cited in a BlockBeats brief sourced from Jin10. The assessment says the US has made some progress clearing mines in international waters, but an estimated 80 to 150 mines laid by Iran have not all been removed, and some may have drifted from their original positions with ocean currents. That stands in contrast to President Donald Trump’s recent repeated public claims that the mines had all been cleared and that Hormuz was operating normally. US Central Command declined on Wednesday local time to comment on estimates tied to the number of mines in the waterway. The report also said the odds that every mine inside the strait has been cleared are seen as very low. Even with a reduced mine threat, many commercial vessels still remain within range of Iranian drones and short-range missiles, while a large number of ships are outside the coverage of US air defense systems. The International Maritime Organization said it has no confirmed information that mines have been cleared and urged ships to exercise maximum caution.
US allies have privately assessed that mines likely remain in the Strait of Hormuz, according to people familiar with the matter cited by BlockBeats on Aug. 27.
The assessment said the US has made some progress in mine-clearing operations in international waters, but an estimated 80 to 150 mines laid by Iran have not all been removed. Some of those mines may also have drifted away from their original positions with ocean currents.
That view conflicts with recent repeated statements by Donald Trump, who said the mines in the strait had all been cleared and described Hormuz as 「a very normal operating strait」.
US Central Command declined on Wednesday local time to comment on the estimates related to the number of mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
The report said some analysis viewed the chances that all mines in the strait had been cleared as 「very low」. Even if the mine threat has eased, many commercial ships still remain within range of Iranian drones and short-range missiles, and many vessels fall outside the coverage of US air defense systems.
The International Maritime Organization said it does not yet have confirmed information that the mines have been cleared and urged ships to exercise maximum caution.
Iran said only it knows the locations of the mines and warned that US mine-clearing vessels could become targets. Iran and Oman have discussed setting up a 「temporary joint maritime corridor」 and a mine-clearing project. The UK and France are also planning post-ceasefire mine-clearing and shipping protection measures.
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