
Iran's IRGC-linked media is publicizing its intact fleet of fast, low-cost speedboats capable of 'swarm attacks' as a key deterrent tool amid renewed US-Iran-Israel conflict spreading through Iraq and Yemen, combined with mines, missiles and drones to encircle the Strait of Hormuz. This escalating Middle East conflict and Iran's strategic control over a vital global oil chokepoint reflect the 'wars and rumors of wars' Christ described as birth pains preceding the end, with regional instability centered on Israel's enemies intensifying.