Hormuz Can Open Without Clearing All Mines, US Energy Chief Says

Not all mines placed by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz need to removed for ships to resume transiting the vital passageway, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Tuesday.

“You just need a pathway for ships to be moved in and out,” Wright said in an interview on the sidelines of the Three Seas Summit and Business Forum in Dubrovnik. “I think that can happen quickly.”