Iranian missiles are reportedly being launched from areas east of Tehran, with some trajectories passing close to Turkish airspace, raising concerns that the IRGC could be deliberately probing regional defenses.
Analysts say the potential objective may be to test NATO’s air defenses before attempting to target the Kürecik Radar Station, a key NATO missile early warning facility.
Re: IRANIAN CITIES BURN AMID REBELLION
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2026 1:48 pm
by Dr Strangelove
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.