Rand: Clearing Mines in the Strait of Hormuz - Q&A With Scott Savitz
May 21, 2026
May 21, 2026
SANTA MONICA, California, May 21 -- Rand issued the following Q&A on May 19, 2026, involving senior engineer Scott Savitz:
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Clearing Mines in the Strait of Hormuz: Q&A with Scott Savitz
Hundreds of U.S. airstrikes have targeted one of Iran's key strengths in recent months: naval mines. U.S. officials believe those strikes have wiped out 90 percent of Iran's once-formidable stockpile. But that's not the only statistic that matters . . .
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Clearing Mines in the Strait of Hormuz: Q&A with Scott Savitz
Hundreds of U.S. airstrikes have targeted one of Iran's key strengths in recent months: naval mines. U.S. officials believe those strikes have wiped out 90 percent of Iran's once-formidable stockpile. But that's not the only statistic that matters . . .