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Mojtaba's 'Mosquito Boats' Turn Into Trump's Nightmare in Hormuz Strait as US Blockade 'Flops'
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In the Strait of Ormuz, a key point in the world's oil trade, Iran relies on an unusual naval strategy. Its "mostic fleet", composed of hundreds of small, fast boats,
Mojtaba's 'mosquito boats' turn into Trump's nightmare in Hormuz Strait as US blockade 'flops'
Even as Donald Trump claimed Iran’s navy was “obliterated,” analysts warn a new threat is emerging in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s IRGC has deployed a “mosquito fleet” of small, fast attack boats, drones, and coastal missiles that are cheap, agile, and hard to detect. These units have already disrupted shipping lanes, slowing global trade and raising insurance costs. Experts say Iran does not need to fully block Hormuz to exert pressure—just mak…
Amid the US blockade, Iran's IRGC has deployed its Mosquito Fleet in the Strait of Hormuz. This fleet's small, fast boats, capable of launching missile and drone attacks, pose a challenge to shipping in this vital sea route.
The Strait of Hormus continues to be a source of conflict in the war against Iran. For the USA, small boats of the Revolutionary Guards become a problem.
Iran's Revolutionalry Guards 'mosquito fleet' is a serious threat in the Strait of Ho
Despite U.S. claims of crippling Iran’s navy, the Revolutionary Guards’ fast-boat fleet continues to enforce a blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, using guerrilla tactics and hidden bases to disrupt global oil shipping routes; they have been a nuisance in the Persian Gulf for decades
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