Russian President Vladimir Putin told Navy commanders that Iran's use of small, fast attack boats — the 'mosquito fleet' — during the military confrontation with the United States demonstrated high effectiveness, according to reports from Iranian Telegram channels. Putin said the lessons of the fighting require Russia to develop similar capabilities given the nature of modern naval warfare.
Russian President Vladimir Putin told commanders of the Russian Navy that Iran's use of small, fast attack boats — the 'mosquito fleet' — during the military confrontation with the United States demonstrated high effectiveness, according to reports circulating on Iranian Telegram channels. Putin said the lessons of the fighting require Russia to develop similar capabilities, citing the nature of modern naval warfare.
The statement comes as the conflict between Iran and the United States continues to unfold. As The Zioneer has reported, the confrontation has included Iranian missile strikes on US warships in the Strait of Hormuz, the closure of the strategic waterway, and US retaliatory strikes on Iranian coastal and command infrastructure. The 'mosquito fleet' concept — employing swarms of small, fast boats armed with anti-ship missiles — has been a longstanding component of Iran's asymmetric naval doctrine.
Putin's remarks signal Moscow's interest in the tactical lessons emerging from the direct Iran-US engagement, which represents a significant departure from the proxy-based 'ring of fire' strategy Iran employed in previous years. The reports, originating from Iranian state-aligned Telegram channels, have not been independently verified by Western sources.
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