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Story summary
- U.S. intelligence officials indicate Iranian forces have deployed mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
- The U.S. Navy has decommissioned its minesweeping vessels.
- The Navy retains other ships and aircraft for mine detection and neutralization.
- Modern mines can be deployed from aircraft or submarines, complicating detection and clearance.
- Countermeasures include uncrewed systems and sonar with machine learning to improve detection, though data remain scarce.
