Bryan Clark appears on BBC World Service to discuss the scale of the destruction of the Iranian navy, noting that the bulk of Iran’s traditional naval force has been eliminated. However, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ naval forces remain largely intact, though Clark says the United States is on track to eliminate that threat as well. He also examines the economic costs of continued operations to monitor emerging drone boats or missile launchers.
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Cover: Edited version of US Air Force, US Navy, and US Marine Corps aircraft along with US Army Patriot missile batteries line up on the runway for an elephant walk during a routine operational readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base in Japan on May 6, 2025. (US Air Force)