According to a Minister, if a Truce is Struck, Japan is Expected to Send Troops to Hormuz for Minesweeping
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi stated on Sunday that if a ceasefire is struck in the US-Israeli attack on Iran, Japan might think about sending its troops to minesweep the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial artery for world oil supply.
In a Fuji TV program, Motegi stated that “things like minesweeping could come up if there were to be a complete ceasefire, hypothetically speaking.”Although this is entirely speculative, I believe it would be worth considering if a truce were established and naval mines were posing a problem.
Although Japan’s postwar pacifist constitution restricts its military actions, 2015 security law permits Japan to use its Self-Defense Forces abroad in the event that an attack—including one on a key security partner—threatens Japan’s survival and there are no other options.
Motegi stated that it is “extremely important” to establish conditions that permit all ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, which serves as a conduit for a fifth of the world’s oil shipments, but Tokyo has no immediate plans to seek arrangements to allow stranded Japanese vessels to pass through the waterway. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told Japan’s Kyodo news agency on Friday that he had discussed the possibility of allowing Japanese-related ships to cross the strait with Motegi.
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