Europe drafts postwar plan to free up Strait of Hormuz without US, WSJ reports

European countries are putting together a plan for a broad coalition of countries to help free up shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, including sending mine-clearing and other military vessels. But the plan would only come after the war and may exclude the US.
Some differences must still be worked: French diplomats think that any US involvement in the operation would make it less palatable to Tehran, while British officials worry that not including the Americans will anger Trump and limit the operation's scope.
The plan has three broad aims: 1) put logistics in place to ensure the hundreds of ships currently stuck in the strait can leave. 2) Employ a major demining operation to clear the way for a far larger number of ships to use a broader part of the strait. 3) Removing Iranian mines in Hormuz is crucial to getting ships going again.