The U.S. is prepared to fire on Iranian fast boats that attempt to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said. The renewed effort to attack minelayers comes amid concerns that Iran has laid additional mines in the narrow waterway in recent days.

Although much of the regular Iranian navy is destroyed, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps can still deploy small, speedy boats to disrupt shipping.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard released footage of seizing two ships in the Strait of Hormuz The ships Epaminondas and MSC Francesca were intercepted for "violating" maritime security rules Iran fired on

Iran’s so-called “mosquito fleet” — thousands of small, fast-attack boats paired with drones and coastal missiles — is proving it can still rattle global oil markets.