https://freerepublic.com/tag/noopsecherefolks/ en-us Mon, 7 Sep 2026 02:36:08 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4394509/posts US special forces spent four months conducting a secret mine-clearing mission in the Strait of Hormuz in an attempt to open up the waterway, the Financial Times reported Sunday. Iran has said it placed mines in international and Omani waters following the outbreak of the war. The International Maritime Organization estimated in June that roughly 80 mines had been deployed along important shipping routes. The covert operation was carried out amid ongoing exchanges of strikes between the US and Iran in and around the Strait, according to people familiar with the mission. Navy SEAL divers worked with unmanned vessels, robots,... Jerusalem Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4394509/posts#comment Mon, 7 Sep 2026 02:36:08 GMT