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Japan could consider Hormuz minesweeping if ceasefire reached, minister says

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22-03-2026 | 01:51

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Japan could consider Hormuz minesweeping if ceasefire reached, minister says

Japan could consider deploying its military for minesweeping in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for global oil supplies, if a ceasefire is reached in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, Foreign Minister ‌Toshimitsu Motegi said on Sunday.

"If there were to be a complete ceasefire, hypothetically speaking, then things like minesweeping could come up," Motegi said during a Fuji TV programme. "This is purely hypothetical, but if a ceasefire were established and naval mines were creating an obstacle, then I think that would be ⁠something to consider."

Tokyo has no immediate plans to seek arrangements to allow passage through the Strait of Hormuz for stranded Japanese vessels, Motegi said, adding it was "extremely important" to create conditions that allow all ships to navigate through the ‌narrow ⁠waterway, the conduit for a fifth of the world's oil shipments.

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