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Naval Mines in the Gulf Could Keep Threatening Shipping Even After the War
NYT > World News·Thursday, 18 June 2026
The US Navy is deploying a new generation of drone-based countermeasures to search for mines Iran laid in Gulf waters. The mines remain a threat to shipping even as the US-Iran war winds down.
Why It Matters
India depends heavily on Gulf shipping routes for oil imports and exports, so mines disrupting these lanes could keep pushing up energy and goods prices.
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