Netherlands Deploys Minesweeper Amid Possible Strait of Hormuz Mission
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International Coalition Prepares for Hormuz Minesweeping Mission
A coalition of predominantly European countries has assembled forces for a mission to sweep the Strait of Hormuz and remove sea mines placed there by Iranian forces amid their multi-month standoff with the United States and Israel. The strait creates a choke point along a key artery for the global supply of oil, fertilizer, and other oceangoing commodities. After U.S. and Israeli forces commenced attacks on Iran on Feb. 28, Iranian forces began…
A Dutch minehunter is heading to the Mediterranean at the end of this week for a NATO deployment, so that the naval ship can sail to the Strait of Hormuz in time once an agreement is reached on a mission there.
If necessary, the ship can help create safe passage for oil tankers and merchant vessels, Minister Yesilgöz writes to the House of Representatives.
Netherlands deploys minesweeper amid Hormuz contingency planning
The Netherlands will send a minesweeper to the Mediterranean Sea as part of NATO operations to allow a possible rapid deployment to the Strait of Hormuz, should a mission there be agreed once the Iran war ends, ministers said on Wednesday in a letter to parliament.
The Netherlands is sending a minehunter for possible deployment in the Strait of Hormuz. The deployment of an explosives search, dive, and clearance team is also being considered.
The Netherlands will send a minesweeper to the Mediterranean as part of NATO operations for a possible rapid deployment to the Strait of Hormuz, in case a mission is agreed to…More...
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