US deploys drones, boats in new Iran strategy amid missile concerns; Trump vows action
Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
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- The U.S. is deploying marine drones and remote-controlled boats in a new strategy against Iran, partly due to dwindling missile inventories.
- An international analyst noted these tactics, tested in Ukraine, are cheaper and aim to disrupt maritime traffic.
- Concerns remain about a potential attack on Iran's deeply buried nuclear facility, with former President Trump vowing to cripple Iran's Strait of Hormuz capabilities.
The United States has intensified its operations against Iran by deploying marine drones and remote-controlled boats, a new military tactic tested in the Ukraine conflict. This strategy aims to optimize resources amid a significant reduction in the Pentagon's missile inventory.
What we are seeing is not a Hollywood production, it is real. For the first time or massively the United States attacks with this type of technology. I know it is much cheaper than the missiles it has used so far.
International analyst Andrés Repetto highlighted the real-world nature of these operations, stating, "What we are seeing is not a Hollywood production, it is real." He noted that the U.S. is using this technology massively for the first time, emphasizing its lower cost compared to traditional missiles. "The United States is exhausting its stocks of missiles, of all types of missiles, and this obviously worries the Pentagon," Repetto explained.
The United States is exhausting its stocks of missiles, of all types of missiles, and this obviously worries the Pentagon. That is why it is now going to implement drones and this type of remote-controlled boats, to be more specific.
Repetto described the drones as having both military and propaganda effects. While acknowledging they may lack the power and precision of conventional weapons, he stressed the cost-effectiveness and the objective of continuous attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. The current focus remains on this strategic waterway, with no immediate signs of advancing toward Tehran.
We have destroyed their army, we are hitting them very hard. We had an agreement yesterday or the day before, everything was done and then they immediately broke that agreement because they discovered there was something in the agreement they didn't like. And they are programmed differently and we are not going to tolerate it.
Former President Donald Trump justified the U.S. actions, criticizing the Iranian regime. "We have destroyed their army, we are hitting them very hard," Trump stated, referencing a broken agreement and vowing to eliminate Iran's capacity in the Strait of Hormuz. However, concerns persist regarding a potential strike on a nuclear facility located deep within a mountain, which Repetto described as a situation with potentially "very, very large" risks if radioactive material were involved.
We are eliminating all of their capacity in everything that has to do with the Strait of Hormuz.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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