Iran’s Mine Warfare in the Strait of Hormuz

Explosive ordnance disposal Marines from the 1st Marine Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, tow an unmanned sea-floor-mapping and mine-detection vehicle during Baltic Operations 2021. Photo: U.S. Marine Corps (Robin Lewis).

IRGC Deputy Commander Ali Fadavi said on Iranian state broadcaster IRIB, “We have missiles that are launched from underwater, and their speed is 100 meters per second. We may use them in the coming days.” He also claimed that only Iran and Russia possess the technology for such weapons.