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rollin74

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5. US military starts removing mines from Strait of Hormuz

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Sat Apr 11, 2026, 02:11 PM

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The U.S. military has launched operations to begin de-mining the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said on Saturday.

Centcom said in a social media post highlighted by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that two Navy guided-missile destroyers began “setting conditions” for this mission on Saturday morning.

The USS Frank E. Peterson and USS Michael Murphy have previously operated in the Arabian Gulf to help clear the strait of sea mines set by Tehran, according to Centcom.

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5827218-us-military-demining-strait-hormuz/

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