Amid rising US-Iran tensions, questions have arisen about Iran's potential use of 'kamikaze dolphins' in the Strait of Hormuz. The concept, while unusual, draws on a history of military use of marine mammals by various nations.

As US-Iran tensions escalate around the Strait of Hormuz, a journalist at a Pentagon briefing this week asked top US officials an out-of-the ordinary question: whether Tehran could deploy “kamikaze dolphins” against US warships. The idea isn’t as far-fetched as it seems, as multiple countries have a history of using marine mammals for military uses.