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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Why Iran’s ‘drifting’ mines in the Strait of Hormuz will be so difficult to clear – despite Trump’s claim ‘we don’t need help’

While the United States and Israel continue to pound Iran with relentless airstrikes for a third week, opening the Strait of Hormuz has become an increasingly intractable problem.

Hundreds of ships are trapped in the Gulf after Iran claimed complete control over the strait.

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