Iran hails Hormuz speedboat strategy as veteran IRGC commander urges peace

Tehran touts naval tactics as pressure on US intensifies

Iranian state-linked media is promoting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) fleet of high-speed attack boats as a key weapon in Tehran's campaign to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed, even as a prominent former IRGC commander calls for an end to the country's war with the United States.

The contrasting messages highlight growing debate inside Iran over whether to escalate the conflict or seek a negotiated settlement.

Speedboats branded Iran's 'winning card'

The IRGC-affiliated Hamshahri newspaper described the force's fleet of fast attack craft as Iran's "winning card in the Persian Gulf," arguing that they remain one of Tehran's most effective deterrents against US naval operations.

According to the report, Iran's strategy relies on deploying large numbers of small, inexpensive, high-speed boats capable of launching coordinated "swarm attacks" against much larger warships.

Rather than matching the US Navy ship for ship, Tehran believes overwhelming an adversary with speed, numbers and manoeuvrability raises the cost of military operations while restricting freedom of movement in the Gulf.

The newspaper said the speedboats form part of a wider network of naval mines, cruise missiles, ballistic missiles and drones that together create what it described as a strategic encirclement of the Strait of Hormuz.

Veteran IRGC founder calls for peace

While hardline voices continue demanding military confrontation with Washington, Brigadier General Hossein Alaei, the first commander of the IRGC Navy, has publicly argued that Iran's interests are better served by ending the war.

Alaei said that although Iran had defended itself and retaliated against its enemies, continued fighting ultimately harms the Iranian people.

He also praised the now-collapsed memorandum of understanding between Tehran and Washington, claiming it represented a diplomatic victory for Iran.

According to Alaei, Iran conceded little beyond agreeing to future discussions on its nuclear programme, while the agreement temporarily halted Israeli military operations against Lebanon.

His intervention reflects a widening split between older IRGC figures favouring de-escalation and hardliners who oppose renewed negotiations with the United States.

Iranian students allege repression abroad

A separate investigation by BBC Persian alleges Iranian students studying in Belarus have faced detention and deportation after criticising the Islamic Republic on social media.

One student, dental trainee Khatereh Khodadadi, said she was arrested after celebrating online reports of the killing of Iran's former Supreme Leader. She claimed Belarusian security agents questioned her political and religious beliefs before imprisoning her and later deporting her to a third country with a 30-year ban from Belarus.

Another student alleged the Iranian Embassy in Minsk supplied Belarusian authorities with a list of government critics, accusations the embassy has not publicly addressed.

Similar allegations of cooperation between Iranian diplomatic missions and local authorities have also surfaced from Armenia, where some Iranian protesters claim their passports were confiscated.

Pilot identified after Qatar strike

Iranian media have also identified Brigadier General Majid Kazemi as one of the pilots killed during a March strike against the US Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.

Reports say two Iranian Su-24 tactical bombers carried out the attack before being shot down while returning to Iran.

The operation had previously received little official acknowledgment, and Iranian authorities have released few details about the mission or the identities of the other aircrew involved.

The latest disclosures come as fighting between Iran, the United States and regional allies continues to expand, with military activity spreading across the Gulf, Iraq and Yemen while competing voices inside Tehran debate whether the conflict should continue or give way to diplomacy.

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easily blown up in bulk

good to know what bs they peddle to the press.

if they are talking about boats, it means they have none

They keep coming though.

Don't worry!

Our Great Military Leader said the IRGC fast boats are just "small boats"...

It's all Iran has left.

What a weak county, huh?

Maybe they would be interested in buying a much nicer sized boat? 😄

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3 minutes ago, SiSePuede419 said:

Don't worry!

Our Great Military Leader said the IRGC fast boats are just "small boats"...

It's all Iran has left.

What a weak county, huh?

Maybe they would be interested in buying a much nicer sized boat? 😄

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Easily blown up !

Wait, doesn't this work in the Caribbean?

16 hours ago, SiSePuede419 said:

Don't worry!

Our Great Military Leader said the IRGC fast boats are just "small boats"...

It's all Iran has left.

What a weak county, huh?

Maybe they would be interested in buying a much nicer sized boat? 😄

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As long as an IRGC is in a dingy with his mate on the outboard motor he can still cause damage with a hand held rocket launcher.

A harsh and humiliating reminder to the developped nations all over that any rogue country with cheap home made drones, a good dose of fanatism, a fleet of high power sppedboats....well they can topple some of the major superpowers of the world and their trillion dollar heavyweight military fleet who stand no match.

As the maxim says...mighty might is no match for the nimble brain.

9 minutes ago, Sigmund said:

A harsh and humiliating reminder to the developped nations all over that any rogue country with cheap home made drones, a good dose of fanatism, a fleet of high power sppedboats....well they can topple some of the major superpowers of the world and their trillion dollar heavyweight military fleet who stand no match.

As the maxim says...mighty might is no match for the nimble brain.

Iran can produce drones costing $30,000 in a few days. The Patriot and THAAD systems required to shoot them down cost $3-4 million, and take 1-2 years to build. QED.

17 hours ago, Jim Blue said:

Easily blown up !

The interception success rate is >90%. It is not 100% . That is all that is needed to make insurance premiums prohibitive.

It costs about $100 million a day to keep US patrols and attack responses active. That excludes the cost of combat operations.

The current shipping rate, with US protection, is 15 ships a day. Before the war, it was 150.

So the cost of protecting each and every ship is $6-7 million.

The numbers don't add up. Or they do, not in a good way.

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Here's the answer.