Ensuring the Strait of Hormuz is safe from mines could delay a return to normal shipping traffic by weeks, security sources say, even though both Iran and the US enabled some ships to exit the Strait after they negotiated over the interim deal.

Mine-clearing operations, infrastructure repairs and security guarantees may be required before commercial traffic fully resumes at the Strait of Hormuz. | World News

TOKYO, June 15 : Japanese shippers welcomed on Monday the U.S.-Iran peace agreement which will reopen the Strait of Hormuz but are awaiting more details of the deal and clearance…

Shipowners and traders are cautiously awaiting details on a potential reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil and gas route disrupted by conflict. While a US-Iran deal is…