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U.S. Navy publishes transit Hormuz ahead of mine-clearing mission
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Two US Navy destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz Saturday, laying the ground for the start of a mine clearing operation, US Central Command said.
Key facts
- Two US Navy destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz Saturday, laying the ground for the start of a mine clearing operation, US Central Command said
- Peterson and USS Michael Murphy transited the Strait of Hormuz and operated in the Arabian Gulf, Centcom said posted to X, adding that more US forces, including underwater drones, will join
- Pakistan is mediating in peace talks between the US and Iran in Islamabad amid a two-week ceasefire in the hostilities, now in their second month
- Several US navy ships crossed Hormuz on Saturday in an operation that wasn’t coordinated with Iran, Axios reported earlier, citing a US official it didn’t identify
Summary
Peterson and USS Michael Murphy transited the Strait of Hormuz and operated in the Arabian Gulf, Centcom said posted to X, adding that more US forces, including underwater drones, will join the clearance effort in the coming days. “Today, we began the process of establishing a new passage and we will share this safe pathway with the maritime industry soon to encourage the free flow of commerce,” said Centcom commander Admiral Brad Cooper. Since the start of the war on Feb. 28, Iran has asserted control over the strait through which roughly a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas typically flows, effectively halting most commercial traffic. Several US navy ships crossed Hormuz on Saturday in an operation that wasn’t coordinated with Iran, Axios reported earlier, citing a US official it didn’t identify.