Chinese analysts suggest that Iran's small, fast-attack vessels might be able to challenge US naval blockade efforts despite recent losses. The US has initiated a blockade on Iranian maritime trade following the failure of peace talks.

Iran’s small vessels may be able to challenge US blockade operations, Chinese analysts suggest, despite the heavy losses suffered by the Iranian navy during the opening weeks of the US-Israeli offensive. The United States launched a naval blockade on Monday targeting Iranian maritime trade, after peace talks in Pakistan failed over the weekend. US Central Command (Centcom) issued a formal notice on Sunday announcing that its forces would block “all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian.....