Companies join a deep-sea mining rush after Trump executive order, as regulators fast-track permits

Since President Donald Trump signed an executive order to create a deep-sea mining industry, businesses have raised millions ...
Al Jazeera English

What do we know about sea mines in and around the Strait of Hormuz?

The United States military says its warships will conduct an operation to clear mines laid by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement released on Saturday, Central Command (CENTCOM), which has ...
Combat Aviator on MSN

B-52H Stratofortress Mine Laying: Control Pacific Sea Lanes

Few aircraft have shaped global military strategy as profoundly as the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. While most recognize this ...
AOL

What are sea mines? Why do they matter in the Strait of Hormuz?

The Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most vital shipping routes and a chokepoint for about one-fifth of the world's oil, is becoming a flashpoint in the Iran war as explosive-laden boats have ...

Takeaways from AP’s report on deep-sea mining

Since President Donald Trump signed an executive order to create a deep-sea mining industry, businesses have raised millions from investors, and stock prices have soared.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Iran uses sea mine threat to 'maintain chokehold' over Strait of Hormuz

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a map puporting to show a "danger zone" littered with sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz. Negotiations on reopening the critical global shipping passage ...
Houston Chronicle

How sea mines threaten global trade, and how navies detect them

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) John Femiani, Miami University (THE CONVERSATION) U.S. military officials said the ...