Why Iran’s ‘Mosquito Fleet’ Remains a Potent Threat in the Strait of Hormuz ^59.4%

The New York Times - By Neil MacFarquhar - 4/18/2026, 4:01 AM

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Iranian warships sunk by U.S. and Israeli attacks litter naval harbors along the Persian Gulf coast, but what is sometimes called a “mosquito fleet” lurks in the shadows. It is a flotilla of small, fast, agile boats designed to harass shipping, and it forms the heart of the naval forces deployed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps,... more