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What Is the Scale of the Destruction to the Iranian Navy So Far in the War?

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Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Bryan Clark
Two F/A-18 Super Hornets launch from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 3, 2026. (U.S. Navy photo)
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Two F/A-18 Super Hornets launch from the flight deck of USS Abraham Lincoln in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 3, 2026. (US Navy photo)

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.