From underground missile cities to fast attack craft, Iran has assembled a diverse anti-ship missile arsenal, altering the Persian Gulf’s balance of power through layered cruise missiles, hypersonic ballistic missiles, and swarm tactics.

The scope of the Strait of Hormuz has been expanded, now stretching from the coasts of Jask and Sirik to beyond the Greater Tunb Island, an IRGC official said.

After 70 days of the third imposed war, Iran has shattered America's naval-economic calculus, consolidated control of the Strait of Hormuz, abandoned win-win diplomacy, and left the US no option but to submit to Tehran's terms.

The IRGC Navy has warned the US and its allies, saying that any attack on Iranian tankers or commercial vessels in the Persian Gulf or beyond will trigger a heavy and decisive response targeting American military centers in the region and enemy ships.

Iran's coordinated missile and drone strikes on three hostile American destroyers demonstrate that the Strait of Hormuz now operates exclusively on Iranian terms, with no vessel entering without permission and no security for US vessels in the Persian Gulf.

IRGC Navy says its forces inflicted significant damage on US naval assets in a large-scale combined operation on Thursday evening, forcing three American destroyers to flee the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran’s decisive and swift response to the latest US military adventure in the Strait of Hormuz has yet again underscored who controls the strategic waterway.