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Pentagon Estimates Six-Month Mine Clearance, Lawmakers Demand Cost Details

4/23/2026

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Pentagon Needs Clearance

Pentagon told Congress it will likely need six months to clear the mines set in the strait.
Department of Defense officials gave the estimate during a classified briefing before the House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday.
Lawmakers asked for war cost details and pressed for the conflict’s overall strategy and objectives.
Lawmakers also raised unanswered questions about a strike on a school compound in the war’s early days.

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Britain Deploys

Britain will deploy military divers and autonomous mine-detection gear for a joint de-mining effort.
Iran parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says the strait cannot reopen, blaming Israel and U.S. blockades.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned gasoline may not fall to $3 per gallon until late September.
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) reports Iran possesses over 5,000 naval mines, far more than the roughly 20 believed in Hormuz.

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Pentagon Needs Clearance

Pentagon told Congress it will likely need six months to clear the mines set in the strait.
Department of Defense officials gave the estimate during a classified briefing before the House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday.
Lawmakers asked for war cost details and pressed for the conflict’s overall strategy and objectives.
Lawmakers also raised unanswered questions about a strike on a school compound in the war’s early days.

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