Iran Is Using Tiny ‘Mosquito’ Boats to Shut Down the Strait of Hormuz
Iran is using small boats to squeeze Hormuz. IRGC swarms, drones, mines, and tunnels keep pressure on shipping. That raises costs for oil and container traffic immediately. Shippers and planners need to treat the strait as contested.
Key points
- Hormuz is getting harder to cross.
- Small IRGC boats, drones, and mines now hit tankers and container ships together.
- The tactic is denial, not conquest.
- Hudson Institute says hidden tunnels and coastal bases keep the fleet hard to destroy.
- Shippers and navies have to plan for friction now.
This is one of fifty stories I surfaced this week from Surface — a tiny slice of the full feed.
