US EditionJapan Could Consider Hormuz Minesweeping if Ceasefire Reached, Minister Says
Japan may deploy Self-Defence Forces for minesweeping in the Strait of Hormuz to protect vital energy supplies if a ceasefire occurs, with 90% of its oil passing through the strait.
- On March 22, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Japan could consider deploying its Self-Defense Forces for minesweeping in the Strait of Hormuz if a ceasefire is realised.
- Tehran's closure of the strait and Japan's reliance mean the waterway is largely closed during the war, with Japan receiving around 90 per cent of its oil shipments there.
- Under Japan's postwar pacifist constitution, 2015 security legislation allows SDF overseas use only if survival is threatened; Motegi called minesweeping hypothetical if a ceasefire halts naval mine obstacles and praised Japan's top-level technology.
- Such a minesweeping effort would target the Strait of Hormuz, a conduit for about a fifth of world oil shipments, as US President Donald Trump urged Sanae Takaichi to increase support and she briefed him on Japan’s legal limits.
- On March 22, Motegi said 'We are working towards the early release of the other individual', and Japan's foreign ministry confirmed the detained person arrived in Japan with no health issues.
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Japan May Consider Mine Sweeping Strait of Hormuz If Cease-Fire Reached: Foreign Minister
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on March 22 that his nation could consider using its military to conduct a mine-sweeping operation in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping lane for oil, if the United States and Israel reached a cease-fire with Iran. “If there were to be a complete ceasefire, hypothetically speaking, then things like mine-sweeping could come up,” Motegi said during a Fuji TV program. “This is purely hypothet…
Strait of Hormuz: Japan to deploy military for minesweeping operation
Japan has expressed its willingness to consider the deployment of military forces to the Strait of Hormuz. Japan is contemplating the possibility of utilizing its military for minesweeping operations in the Strait of Hormuz, contingent upon the establishment of a ceasefire in the ongoing US-Israeli conflict concerning Iran. This information was disclosed by the country’s foreign minister, Toshimitsu Motegi, on Sunday, as reported by Reuters. “In…
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Sunday proposed removing landmines in the Strait of Hormuz. He said that if a ceasefire is reached between the US, Israel, and Iran, Japan will deploy its state-of-the-art minesweeper ships to remove naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
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