Strait Of Hormuz

The combination of stealth, maneuverability, and firepower makes the Ghadir-class a dangerous threat in specific contexts, particularly in ambush scenarios or anti-access/area-denial (A2/AD) strategies. 

Could Iran close the Strait of Hormuz? – While Iran’s hostile behavior in the world’s most strategic oil chokepoint is nothing new, the recent uptick in attacks carried out by...

While security experts and policymakers cry foul at the recent U.S.-Iran hostage exchange, the $6 billion in unfrozen assets that will be used by the Iranian regime, as a result,...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Khalij Fars has one-quarter the DF-21’s range at 190 to 220 miles, and relatedly doesn’t fly as high or fast, with a lower...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Perhaps the most striking aspect of Iran’s submarine roster is its sheer size, especially in relation to the rest of its navy. It currently fields 34...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Eleven Iranian patrol boats acted dangerously near a group of U.S. Navy craft in April 2020. Armed speedboats belonging to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy...

The United States military may have withdrawn from Afghanistan in August, and even as it has continued to focus to address threats from near-peer adversaries including Russia and China, the...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The little vehicles probably aren’t intended to strike the enemy directly, but instead would enable Iran’s asymmetric naval strategy to shut down the Strait of...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Iran’s submarine force is by far the most numerous and technically capable arm of its navy and slated to remain so for the foreseeable future...

Editor’s note: In early August, The National Interest organized a symposium on American foreign policy in the Middle East under the Biden administration. A variety of scholars were asked the following...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The narrow Strait of Hormuz is also well known as a high-tension flashpoint close to the Iranian border where large portions of the region’s commercial...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Whether the Iranian military could defeat U.S. or allied task forces is an open question. It is beyond question that Tehran can impose heavy opportunity...