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NATO Prepositions Mine-Hunters Near Gulf; Netherlands Deploys Minesweeper for Hormuz

5/28/2026

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NATO chief Mark Rutte announced nations are pre-positioning mine-hunting assets near the Gulf for a Strait of Hormuz mission.
The Netherlands will send a minesweeper to the Mediterranean to join NATO’s mine-countermeasures group from mid-June.
Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen said the deployment aims to enable a response to the Strait of Hormuz after the Iran conflict ends, while the Netherlands is assessing providing staff to coalition for the Gulf-region mission.

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NATO chief Mark Rutte announced nations are pre-positioning mine-hunting assets near the Gulf for a Strait of Hormuz mission.
The Netherlands will send a minesweeper to the Mediterranean to join NATO’s mine-countermeasures group from mid-June.
Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen said the deployment aims to enable a response to the Strait of Hormuz after the Iran conflict ends, while the Netherlands is assessing providing staff to coalition for the Gulf-region mission.