Sometime before dawn on May 3, 2026, a bulk carrier transiting the Strait of Hormuz was swarmed by multiple small craft operating near Iranian waters. The vessel reported the attack to the United ...

The U.S. is preparing to take on Iran’s fast-attack boats using a playbook it already has tested in another theater — lethal strikes on small vessels tied to drug trafficking networks in the Caribbean ...

The latest exchange of fire between the U.S. and Iran underscores a persistent military problem: Tehran’s fleet of small, fast attack boats, which harass the U.S. Navy and target commercial shipping.

Iran's so-called mosquito fleet of small, speedy attack boats has become an increasingly aggressive nuisance for the US Navy, as it attempts to break the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran’s traditional naval fleet has been almost completely destroyed by US-Israeli raids. But Iran’s military has put a fleet of small vessels on the water that is crippling every passageway.

London – Iran's use of a swarm of small, fast boats to seize two container ships near the Strait of Hormuz could undermine suggestions U.S. forces have disabled its naval threat and reveals the ...

Iran's use of a swarm of small, fast boats to seize two container ships near the Strait of Hormuz could undermine suggestions U.S. forces have disabled its naval threat and reveals the challenges ...

Iran’s $2 million Hormuz transit fee may still be cheaper than rerouting ships around Africa — but US sanctions and a growing ...