Recent incidents in the Strait of Hormuz have renewed concerns about maritime security and Iran’s ability to disrupt global shipping. DW speaks with Farzin Nadimi, Associate Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, to examine Iran’s asymmetric naval tactics, the IRGC’s “Mosquito Fleet,” and how these fuel tensions in the Strait of Hormuz
00:16 US President Donald Trump discusses the destruction of Iran’s military capabilities 00:24 How Iran still exerts control over the Strait of Hormuz 00:53 Farzin Nadimi discusses the IRGC’s “Mosquito Fleet” 03:07 Mining the Strait of Hormuz 06:05 The Strait of Hormuz as a pawn in the Iran-US power struggle 06:45 How has the “Mosquito Fleet” evaded US and Israeli strikes so far?
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