ðŪð· #Iran vowed on Tuesday that it would not export #oil while its war with the #US and #Israel.
— FRANCE 24 English (@France24_en) March 10, 2026
Iran has targeted vessels travelling through the Strait of #Hormuz, through which nearly 20 percent of the world's crude oil usually transits.
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ðĻðŪð· Iran doesn't need surface ships to hold Hormuz. It never did.
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) March 10, 2026
The Azhdar UUV (unmanned underwater vehicle) runs at 25 knots, patrols for four days, covers 600km on a single charge. Silent. Invisible to most radar. Impossible to intercept from the air.
Combine that with… https://t.co/aX8Z9yAjlg pic.twitter.com/IpoxFV81yl
@MarioNawfal
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Iran doesn't need surface ships to hold Hormuz. It never did.The Azhdar UUV (unmanned underwater vehicle) runs at 25 knots, patrols for four days, covers 600km on a single charge. Silent. Invisible to most radar. Impossible to intercept from the air.
Combine that with swarms of cheap UAVs, anti-ship missiles, fast attack boats, and unmanned surface vessels and you have an asymmetric arsenal specifically designed to make the world's most powerful navy bleed in a narrow strait.
Sinking Iran's conventional fleet changes nothing about Hormuz. The US Navy destroyed 20+ Iranian vessels in ten days and the strait is still closed.
Because the real blockade isn't ships. It's the threat of everything else lurking beneath the surface and flying low over it.
Forcibly reopening Hormuz means sailing into that kill zone. The math isn't favorable.
