According to US media reports, a Pentagon assessment says it could take six months to completely remove mines laid by Iran from the Strait of Hormuz, which could keep oil prices high.
Iran has almost completely blocked the vital waterway since the war with the US and Israel began, sending oil and gas prices soaring and disrupting the global economy.
‘It may take several months to remove landmines’
According to the Pentagon’s assessment, even if the war ends and the US Navy blockade of Iranian ports ends, it could still take several months to remove mines from this waterway.
This assessment also states that it is unlikely that such a campaign would begin before the end of the war.
Donald Trump said there is no deadline for ending the war in Iran, and the standoff over the Strait of Hormuz is likely to continue indefinitely. The US President said it is not true that he wants to end the war before the US midterm elections in November, and insisted he is under no time pressure regarding a ceasefire with Iran. “People say I want to end it because of the midterm elections, but that’s not true,” Trump said.