{"id":79443,"date":"2026-04-23T07:01:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T07:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/79443\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T07:01:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T07:01:15","slug":"strait-of-hormuz-how-long-will-it-take-for-us-to-clear-strait-of-hormuz-mines-positioned-by-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/79443\/","title":{"rendered":"Strait Of Hormuz: How long will it take for US to clear Strait of Hormuz mines positioned by Iran?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/130457874.jpg\" alt=\"How long will it take for US to clear Strait of Hormuz mines positioned by Iran?\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/> United States may take up to six months to clear naval mines positioned by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz, Pentagon reportedly told US Congress at a House Armed Services Committee briefing.A Washington Post, citing three official sources, reported that Tehran &#8220;deployed 20 or more mines&#8221; within the Strait of Hormuz. Senior defence official informed legislators that some of these explosives were &#8220;deployed remotely using GPS technology,&#8221; a sophisticated method that makes them &#8220;harder for US forces to detect.&#8221;The report said that the timeline triggered &#8220;frustration&#8221; among both Democratic and Republican lawmakers. The economic impact of the maritime standoff is already visible, with Brent crude futures crossing the USD 100 mark to trade at USD 101.76 per barrel. West Texas Intermediate futures were also recorded at USD 92.82.Mining activity reportedly began in March amid ongoing US and Israeli military operations. President Donald Trump warned Tehran of \u201cconsequences at a level never before seen\u201d if it does not remove any ordnance that \u201cmay have been placed.\u201dBefore the current escalation, the Strait of Hormuz handled around 20 per cent of global daily oil and liquefied natural gas supply. US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said American forces were targeting suspected mine-laying vessels with \u201cruthless precision,\u201d adding that the US \u201cwill not allow terrorists to hold the Strait of Hormuz hostage.\u201dIran\u2019s Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi has denied any involvement, while reports from The New York Times suggest the Iranian military \u201cmay itself be unable to locate all the mines\u201d it originally deployed.That uncertainty is complicating clearance efforts, which are expected to involve helicopters, drones, and specialised divers. While earlier Defence Intelligence Agency assessments warned a disruption could last up to six months, Pentagon spokesman Parnell told CNN that a \u201csix month closure of the Strait of Hormuz is an impossibility and completely unacceptable\u201d to Hegseth.The Pentagon has disputed the reporting, calling the claims \u201cinaccurate\u201d and criticising the disclosure of classified briefing material. A department statement said the publication of \u201cthese false claims\u201d reflected a preference for \u201cadvancing an agenda than truth.\u201dThe maritime dispute remains a key flashpoint, with Iran linking reopening of the waterway to the lifting of the US naval blockade. Trump has maintained demands for Tehran to \u201cfully reopen the strait\u201d and abandon its nuclear programme as a condition for peace.Rising fuel costs and public discontent from the conflict continue to weigh on the US political landscape, affecting Trump\u2019s approval ratings ahead of the midterm elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"United States may take up to six months to clear naval mines positioned by Iran in the Strait&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":79444,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[102,28744,28741,58,1137,25853,101,28743,224,28742,28745],"class_list":{"0":"post-79443","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-strait-of-hormuz","8":"tag-hormuz","9":"tag-hormuz-clear","10":"tag-iran-military-operations","11":"tag-iran-news","12":"tag-middle-east-tensions","13":"tag-pentagon-briefing","14":"tag-strait-of-hormuz","15":"tag-us-clears-hormuz-mines-positioned-by-iran","16":"tag-us-iran-war","17":"tag-us-naval-mines","18":"tag-us-to-clear-iran-mines"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@iran\/116452739500425396","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79443\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}