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10:01Now PlayingIran Is Mining the Strait of Hormuz - 5,000 Mines. 21 Miles
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10:01Now PlayingIran’s mines in the Strait of Hormuz - Iran's Secret Weapon: Naval Mines That Could Choke the World's Oil Supply
The Strait of Hormuz, one of the most critical shipping corridors on the planet, is under threat. Iran has a stockpile of over 5,000 naval mines and has begun deploying them across this narrow 21-mile waterway that handles a massive share of the world's oil supply. Hawk walks through four types of naval mines Iran is using: drifting mines that float freely and detonate on contact, moored mines anchored to the seafloor at adjustable depths, bottom mines packed with hundreds of pounds of explosives that use magnetic, acoustic, pressure, and seismic sensors to detect passing ships, and limpet mines manually attached to a ship's hull by divers on a timer.
Clearing a minefield in the Strait of Hormuz would take weeks, require remote sonar vehicles and trained divers working under fire, and the bottom mines are nearly impossible to detect amid the debris and shipwrecks already cluttering the seafloor. Iran's small, nimble speedboat fleet makes planting mines fast and easy. Removing them is an entirely different story. Even Donald Trump telling energy companies to push their tankers through won't change the calculus when crews face death and companies face massive lawsuits from their families. If Iran drops enough mines across those shipping lanes, the Strait closes itself. No further action required.
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