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Mission Possible: Iran Has the Means to Shut Down Strait of Hormuz

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There are several ways Iran could halt sea traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, retired Russian Navy Captain First Rank Vasily Dandykin told Sputnik.

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Mines: The Iranian navy could simply mine the narrow strait, which is just 24 miles (39km) wide at its narrowest point.Direct strikes: The Iranian armed forces could target every ship that tries to run its blockade.With plenty of fast attack boats, coastal weapons and even several submarines at its disposal, Iran has plenty of ways to enforce the closure of the strait

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Mission Possible: Iran Has the Means to Shut Down Strait of Hormuz

13:19 GMT 23.06.2025

© AP Photo / Hasan ShirvaniIn this July 21, 2019 file photo, a speedboat of the Iran's Revolutionary Guard moves around a British-flagged oil tanker, the Stena Impero, which was seized by the Guard, in the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas.

In this July 21, 2019 file photo, a speedboat of the Iran's Revolutionary Guard moves around a British-flagged oil tanker, the Stena Impero, which was seized by the Guard, in the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas. - Sputnik International, 1920, 23.06.2025

There are several ways Iran could halt sea traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, retired Russian Navy Captain First Rank Vasily Dandykin told Sputnik.

Mines: The Iranian navy could simply mine the narrow strait, which is just 24 miles (39km) wide at its narrowest point.

Direct strikes: The Iranian armed forces could target every ship that tries to run its blockade.

With plenty of fast attack boats, coastal weapons and even several submarines at its disposal, Iran has plenty of ways to enforce the closure of the strait

Navy of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution commandos and missile boats in Great Prophet IX Maneuver in the general area of Strait of Hormuz, Persian Gulf - Sputnik International, 1920, 22.06.2025

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