""You don't even have to have lain mines - you just have to make people believe that you've laid mines," said Emma Salisbury, a scholar at the Foreign Policy Research Institute's National Security Program."
""And even if the U.S. sweeps the strait and says everything's clear, all the Iranians have to do is say, 'Well, actually, you haven't found them all yet,'" said Salisbury, who is also a fellow at the Royal Navy Strategic Studies Centre."
""Allegedly that was something that was said," Hegseth said at a Pentagon news conference. "But we feel confident in our ability, in the corr...""
Experts indicate that sweeping for underwater explosives in the Strait could take months, even with a fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran. The U.S. may struggle to convince commercial freighters and insurers of safety, as perceptions of danger can persist. Mine-clearing is a tactic to restore traffic amid rising energy prices. Pentagon officials estimate it could take six months to clear mines, a timeline acknowledged but not confirmed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a press conference.
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