“60 Drones, 27 Attack Boats, and Hidden Submarines: The 12 Minutes That Nearly Sank U.S. Warships in the Strait of Hormuz.lh

The Strait of Hormuz had become a graveyard of shattered drones, burning boats, and two sunken submarines. Remarkably, U.S. ships reported no casualties and only minor superficial damage. Integrated air, surface, and subsurface defenses had held against a coordinated multi-domain assault.

Yet the margin between victory and catastrophe had been razor-thin. Had the submarines launched seconds earlier—or maneuvered differently—the outcome might have shifted dramatically.