How Iran’s mosquito fleet is skirting Trump’s Strait of Hormuz blockade

NewsWorldMiddle EastHow Iran’s mosquito fleet is skirting Trump’s Strait of Hormuz blockadeIran’s ‘mosquito fleet’ reduces the need for their traditional navy in controlling the vital waterwayAlex Croft Thursday 30 April 2026 10:49 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2967421","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-mosquito-fleet-strait-of-hormuz-blockade-b2967421.html","title":"How Iran’s mosquito fleet is skirting Trump’s Strait of Hormuz blockade"}}CloseVideo purportedly shows Iranian soldiers seizing ships in Strait of HormuzOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Middle East","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Skirting around the vast oil tankers anchored patiently in th...