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 IRAN EXPANDS HORMUZ FLEET |
WASHINGTON [MENL] -- Iran has expanded its naval fleet in the Straits of
Hormuz, the passage for an estimated 40 percent of global crude oil
shipments.The U.S. Navy has determined that Iran has amassed a huge fleet of fast
patrol boats in the 43-kilometer straits. The navy said the effort was led
by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, responsible for strategic
programs."This marks the implementation of Iran's swarm program, where dozens of
armed speed boats attack much larger naval vessels from all sides," an
official said.At this point, officials said, IRGC has deployed more than 1,000 FPBs in
and around the straits. The vessels, armed with cruise missiles, mines,
torpedoes and rocket-propelled grenades, were described as measuring up to
23 meters and could reach a speed of 100 kilometers per hour.
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