Trump plans to start anti-mine operations as part of a wider attempt to open the strait, but the clearance is laborious and dangerous

The psychological terror that the presence of sea mines can generate could paralyse the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump plans to start anti-mine operations as part of a wider attempt to open the strait, but the clearance is laborious and dangerous

US President Donald Trump welcomed Tehran's announcement but said the US naval blockade would continue until a peace deal was reached.

Iranian parliamentary speaker also says passage through waterway will depend on Iranian authorisation and accuses Donald Trump of multiple ‘lies’