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Japan weighs Hormuz minesweeping role if ceasefire materialises
China signals calibrated trade shift, vows deeper market opening after record surplus
Analysis points to U.S.-operated Patriot in Bahrain blast as questions persist over March 9 incident
Trump, Iran escalate threats over Gulf energy assets as conflict widens
Qatar helicopter crash kills six after mid-air malfunction during routine mission

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NewsDesk MC March 22, 2026 Abbas Araqchi, ceasefire, donald trump, energy security, global oil supply, Iran conflict, japan, maritime security, Middle East crisis, minesweeping, naval operations, oil imports, oil prices, pacifist constitution, Sanae Takaichi, Self Defense Forces, shipping routes, Strait of Hormuz, strategic chokepoint, Toshimitsu Motegi, US Japan relations

Japan weighs Hormuz minesweeping role if ceasefire materialises

Tokyo — Japan could consider deploying its military for minesweeping operations in the Strait of Hormuz if a ceasefire is