Can US really make Hormuz safe? The dangerous battle against Iran’s sea mines

Robots first, divers next: How the US hunted Iranian mines beneath the Strait of HormuzThe US has spent four months conducting a covert and highly dangerous mine-clearance operation in the Strait of Hormuz, deploying Navy SEAL divers, robotic boats and specialised underwater craft to remove mines that have threatened one of the world's most important shipping routes.The operation, carried out largely at night and underwater, involved small teams of US Navy divers locating suspected Iranian mines with the help of unmanned boats and submersibles before destroying the explosives. The details of the mission were reported by the Financial Times, citing people familiar with the operation.The operation highlights the extraordinary difficulty of reopening the strategically vital waterway, where th