With the naval blockade announced by Donald Trump, one of the objectives will be to demine the Strait of Hormuz.
- A task that proves to be very difficult, even for France, an expert in the field.
- An former diver-deminer testifies on LCI.
The Strait of Hormuz is still in the spotlight. While the Americans have announced a naval blockade of the area starting from Monday, April 13 at 4 p.m., one of their main objectives remains demining. However, the Iranians claim not to know where all the mines they have laid are located.
On the other hand, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, points to Europe’s inaction in solving this problem, notably that of France, which is expert in demining. But is it possible to demine in times of war? “It seems extremely complicated. France is not necessarily used to this kind of situation,”
explains former diver-deminer Guillaume Garnier on LCI.
“A protection bubble”
“Demining is already a complicated job. Even more so if there has to be a protection bubble, because minehunters, as you have seen them, are not designed for protection against missiles, drones, and so on,”
adds the author of Diver-Deminers: Ordinary Men
.
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If the exact technology of the mines used by Iran is not known, Guillaume Garnier doubts they will come across something unheard of, especially with global intelligence support. “We do not expect to encounter mines of extraordinary technological level,”
he concludes.
