FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin According to a Washington Post report published April 22, 2026, the Pentagon has told U.S. lawmakers in a classified briefing that it could take up to six months to fully clear the Strait of Hormuz of naval mines allegedly deployed by Iran. The assessment suggests that even after any ceasefire, the waterway may remain hazardous for a prolonged period. The Washington Post report notes that the mines are difficult to detect, with some believed to have been placed using GPS-guided methods, and that clearing operations are unlikely to begin until active hostilities end. RelatedNews Iraq and Pakistan strike deal with Iran to move oil and gas through Hormuz Iran expands its operational area in Hormuz var jnews_module_21371039_0_6a04e17a8f0a2 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21371039","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"4346,280,2647,131","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_t