This is one reason Iran has not been able to open the vital waterway. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

This is one reason Iran has not been able to open the vital waterway. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

WASHINGTON — Iran has been unable to open the Strait of Hormuz to more shipping traffic because it cannot locate all of the mines it laid in the waterway and lacks the capability to remove them, according to U.S. officials....