As the tense ceasefire process with the US continues in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian hardliner groups are calling the block on oil exports a “declaration of war”. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Tehran government plans to break this blockade with military means that have not yet been used. The most striking of these plans is the possibility of using trained dolphins as mine carriers against U.S. warships in the region.
Iran's defense strategy is not limited to live ammunition. According to the news, the Revolutionary Guard is threatening not only to send submarines to strategic waterways, but also to cripple global communications by cutting vital telephone and internet cables through the strait. Experts point out that policymakers in Tehran are beginning to see a controlled conflict as less costly than enduring an economic blockade. These developments show that the military and technological dimension of the Strait of Hormuz crisis could develop into a much more critical point.
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