Removing all mines from the Strait of Hormuz to ensure the key waterway is safe for shipping could take weeks even after a deal between the U.S. and Iran to end the war. Operations involving minesweepers and underwater drones could continue for 40 or 50 days after a deal. Only then some shipping companies could be confident enough to send their vessels through the key waterway.At the same time, oil prices plunged after the tentative agreement was announced. Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate dropped about 5% at 9:45 a.m. ET, with the former hovering around $83 a barrel and the latter at $80.50.Should Tehran abide by its commitments, the country will see the loosening of economic sanctions and the removal of other barriers that will allow it to be “reinvited into the world economy.” Do you think that deming the Strait of Hormuz is a atrap by the USA to Iran for fresh attacks ?
