Trump said clearing them is non negotiable.
The Pentagon has already deployed mine sweeping vessels and underwater drones.
The operation could take weeks.
Dangerous work.
Iranian forces are still nearby.
If Iran resists, Trump warned of overwhelming retaliation.
The strait carries 20 percent of the world's oil.
Every day it stays blocked, the global economy bleeds.
Trump wants it open.
Fast.
Mines first.
Then full naval control.
Then oil flows again.
That's the plan.
Whether Iran agrees or not.
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