Harrison Kass
Operation Epic Fury has led to the near-total destruction of Iran’s conventional navy. Dozens of its ships now lie at the bottom of the Persian Gulf, and those that remain are largely hidden in secluded bases along the coastline, with minimal ability to challenge the US Navy in any open confrontation.
Despite the sorry condition of its naval forces, however, Iran still maintains selective control of the Strait of Hormuz—resulting in 80 to 90 percent of the traffic being halted. How? Not through naval dominance, but rather through asymmetric disruption, which Iran uses to make travel through the Strait too dangerous to risk.
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