> And Iran no longer has any significant naval force, it's all been wiped out.
A naval force isn't required to control the Strait. Artillery, drones and missiles fired from inland can do that quite easily.
A naval force isn't required to control the Strait. Artillery, drones and missiles fired from inland can do that quite easily.
Every time the US shoots down a Shahed with a Patriot, the US is further from winning. The problem is that the USA is running out of US$4 million patriot missiles long before Iran runs out of $40K shaheed drones. And Iran can restock sooner.
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/new-report-us-muni...
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3357037/...