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❓ Do you believe that small speedboats can force billion-dollar US warships to change tactics?
The Strait of Hormuz is the world's energy "throat".
About 20% of global oil and LNG pass through this narrow waterway.
As long as this area is disrupted, the price of oil, gas and international freight rates can all increase sharply.
Over the years, Iran has developed a special military strategy known as the “mosquito fleet.”
These are hundreds to thousands of small, extremely maneuverable speedboats that can carry machine guns, rockets, anti-ship missiles and even unmanned equipment.
Their strength is not in their size.
Strengths lie in numbers, speed and the ability to attack in groups.
Instead of using large warships to directly confront the US Navy, Iran uses asymmetric tactics.
A small boat costs only a fraction of the price of an American interceptor missile.
But if dozens of them rush in, they force the opponent to spend a large amount of resources on defense. 
Why is it called the "mosquito fleet"?
Like a swarm of mosquitoes.
Each individual one is not too dangerous.
But when they appear en masse, they cause disruption, destruction and create great psychological pressure.
Outstanding features
• Very high speed
• Small size, difficult to detect
• Can hide in coves, coastal caves and apartmentskeep it underground
• Low new construction costs
• Rapid deployment in large groups
Weapons can be carried
• Heavy machine gun
• Rockets and rocket artillery
• Short-range anti-ship missiles
• Light torpedoes
• Reconnaissance UAVs and suicide UAVs
Why does the US still have to be cautious?
An American destroyer could easily destroy each boat.
But tracking and handling hundreds of small targets at the same time in a tight area like Hormuz is a very complicated problem.
The biggest risk is not just military damage.
It's the impact on global trade, marine insurance premiums and energy market sentiment.
Compare costs
• Armed speedboats – several billion to several tens of billion dong
• Modern destroyers – tens of thousands of billions of dong
• An interceptor missile – can cost many times the target value
Strategic significance
Iran understands that it is difficult for them to win in a traditional naval battle.
Therefore, Tehran chose to make its opponents pay a very high price to maintain its military presence.
This is the nature of asymmetric warfare.
Small but forces the opponent to react as if facing a major threat.
Impact on the oil and gas market
If Hormuz is interrupted
• Brent oil price may increase sharply
• LNG prices in Asia increased accordingly
• Transportation and insurance costs increased
• Importing countries such as Japan, Korea, China and India are under great pressure
Conclusion
The “mosquito fleet” is not a symbol of absolute power.
It is a symbol of strategic thinking.
Use small, cheap and flexible means to create impact beyond valuematerial.
In the modern world, sometimes the scariest thing is not the biggest warship.
It's hundreds of small goals that make every expensive system work at full capacity.
Reference source from BBC News Vietnamese and comprehensive analysis from VOV and Financial Times through international press sources. 
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