There is a detail about this war. That almost nobody is talking about. And they should be. Loudly. The United States Navy had four purpose-built minesweepers stationed in Bahrain. The USS Devastator. The USS Dextrous. The USS Gladiator. And the USS Sentry. They had been forward-deployed in the Persian Gulf for 35 years. Through Desert Storm. Through Desert Shield. Through four decades of Iranian mine threats. Specifically designed. For exactly this mission. In exactly this waterway. The Trump administration decommissioned all four. In September 2025. On January 9, 2026 — Seven weeks before the war started — All four were loaded onto a contracted cargo ship. The M/V Seaway Hawk. And shipped to Philadelphia. For dismantlement. And scrapping. The Seaway Hawk arrived in Philadelphia on Monday. The same day Iran reportedly began laying mines. In the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has an estimated 2,000 to 6,000 naval mines. The mines in the Strait right now. Are the exact threat. These ships existed to counter. For 35 years. In that exact waterway. The replacement? One Littoral Combat Ship — the USS Canberra — Fitted with a mine countermeasures package. For the first time. In 2025. With no demonstrated operational mine clearing capability. According to the Navy's own analysts. A former US Navy captain told CNN the deployment of LCS ships to clear mines would be: "More of a publicity stunt than anything else." And this: Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Thursday morning That the US Navy is currently unable To escort commercial vessels through the Strait. "We're simply not ready." The Navy is refusing near-daily requests From the shipping industry To escort ships through the Strait. Saying the risk of attacks is currently too high. Trump warned Iran on Tuesday: "If mines are placed and not removed forthwith, The military consequences will be At a level never seen before." The four ships built specifically To remove those mines Are in Philadelphia. Being scrapped. The decision to