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General · 23 April 2026
Shipping through a key oil route could become safer as Italy prepares naval support for an international mine-clearing mission in the Strait of Hormuz. Navy chief Giuseppe Berutti Bergotto said on Thursday that up to four vessels, including two minesweepers, are ready to deploy. About a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas normally passes through the strait.
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