During the 2025 naval exercises, the IRGC demonstrated a rather unusual capability of deploying sea mines using missiles in the Strait of Hormuz area. Instead of deploying ships or boats to lay minefields, the mine is delivered to a specified are...
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...a by a ballistic or special carrier missile, after which it is dropped into the water. This dramatically reduces the operation time and almost completely eliminates the risk to the deploying ships. If this system is indeed operational, it can achieve several serious results. Firstly, sea minefields can be deployed very quickly and over a large distance, almost without warning. Secondly, it becomes more difficult for the enemy to track the preparation for mine laying in advance, because ins...
