How minesweeping in the Strait of Hormuz works: A visual guide
Key takeaways
- Clearing mines is a slow, high-risk operation that involves finding and destroying the explosives using specialised techniques.
- Navigation through the strait, a global energy chokepoint, has picked up since then, but experts said it will take some time for shipping traffic to return to levels seen before the war began on February 28.
- Under the agreement, Iran is required to clear any mines within 30 days as a condition for reopening the strait.
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Clearing mines is a slow, high-risk operation that involves finding and destroying the explosives using specialised techniques.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo By Alia Chughtai and Reuters Published On 25 Jun 202625 Jun 2026Last week, the United States and Iran signed a framework agreement aimed at ending the US-Israel war on Iran and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
Navigation through the strait, a global energy chokepoint, has picked up since then, but experts said it will take some time for shipping traffic to return to levels seen before the war began on February 28. Shipping companies and insurers have warned that the strait remains highly dangerous, largely because of fears of sea mines.