US officials say Tehran lacks the ability to quickly locate and clear mines it laid in the strategic waterway, complicating Trump administration demands for a broader reopening ahead of talks in Pakistan Iran has been unable to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to significant commercial traffic because it cannot locate all of the naval mines it laid there and does not have the capability to remove them quickly, the New York Times reported Friday, citing U.... [3062 chars]
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