Pentagon Denies Reports Claiming Hormuz Mine Clearance Will Take 6 Months
The Pentagon denied a report that it estimated it could take six months to clear the Strait of Hormuz of Iranian-laid mines. Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell called the report 'cherry picking' and 'false', saying a six-month closure is 'an impossibility and completely unacceptable'.
The Pentagon denied a report on Thursday that it estimated it could take six months to clear the Strait of Hormuz of Iranian-laid mines. Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell said the report was 'cherry picking' and 'false', made from a classified, closed briefing. Iran has vowed not to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as long as the US blockades its ports, disrupting the global economy. Lawmakers were told Iran could have placed 20 or more mines in the strait, some using GPS technology. The US Navy said it began removing mines, but Iran's Revolutionary Guards denied this and threatened military vessels. London hosted talks on a UK and France-led mission to protect navigation in the Strait of Hormuz once hostilities end.
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