According to The Jerusalem Post, clearing the Strait of Hormuz of naval mines could take several weeks, potentially delaying the return of shipping through the strategic waterway and holding up tens of millions of barrels of oil already blocked since the US-Israel strikes on Iran on February 28. The assessment comes as the strait remains closed, with the US blockade on Iranian ports in effect until a Friday agreement signing, as The Zioneer previously reported.
The Jerusalem Post reports that clearing naval mines from the Strait of Hormuz could take weeks, delaying the resumption of shipping through the critical waterway and holding up tens of millions of barrels of oil. The oil supply from the Gulf has been blocked since the United States and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, and the strait remains closed amid an ongoing US naval siege of Iranian ports.
This assessment follows a series of developments The Zioneer has covered: Iran's declaration of a full closure of the strait on June 10, the US military blockade of Iranian ports announced earlier today (Monday, 17:33 Jerusalem) with a planned agreement signing on Friday, June 19, and President Trump's disclosure last week of a covert operation moving over 100 million barrels of oil through the strait. The mine-clearing timeline now emerges as a key variable affecting global shipping and oil markets.
The source for this report, The Jerusalem Post, is an established Israeli news outlet. The estimate is attributed to unnamed assessments and has not been independently confirmed by other sources as of this publication.
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