USA avbrøt marinens virksomhet i Hormuz Stredet etter trusler fra Iran. Nå er de i sving igjen med minesveiping. Jeg opplever det som meget spesielt at det benyttes destroyere til denne jobben. USN har hatt minesveipere spesialbygget for formålet, men disse er visstnok i opplag. USN har forøvrig benyttet MH-53E helikoptre i mineryddingsrollen, omtalt her på bloggen for mange år siden.
(The Navy also operates the MH-53E Sea Dragon which fills the United States Navy's need for long-range minesweeping or airborne mine countermeasures missions, and performs heavy-lift duties for the Navy. )
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US-Iran talks collapse as
US launches mine-clearing in Strait of Hormuz
Stars and Stripes • April 11, 2026
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile
destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. sails in the Arabian Sea during Operation
Epic Fury, March 18, 2026. U.S. Central Command said two destroyers, including
the Frank E. Petersen Jr., were part of a mine-clearing operation in the Strait
of Hormuz that began on Saturday, April 11, 2026. (U.S. Navy)
The United
States and Iran failed to reach a peace deal following 21 hours of talks in
Islamabad, Vice President JD Vance said Sunday, suggesting a return to major
violence was possible in the more than month-long war.
At a brief
press conference, Vance said Iran had for now rejected “our final and best
offer,” while insisting the discussions were substantive and that the U.S. was
“quite flexible and accommodating.”
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