Babak Taghvaee reports that neither the Iranian Navy nor the IRGC Navy has received any of the Chinese CM-302 anti-ship missiles, dismissing claims of their acquisition as propaganda. #OperationEpicFury #OperationLionsRoar
U.S. Central Command announced that since the start of the maritime blockade of Iran, it has prevented 27 Iranian ships from passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
Iraqi militants supported by the Islamic Republic have launched hundreds of explosive drones at Saudi Arabia and Kuwait over the past five weeks. Gulf countries, particularly Saudi Arabia, are reportedly considering strikes against Iranian-backed proxies in Iraq.
On April 21, 2026, the Deputy Governor of Hormozgan announced the completion of an operation to neutralize and conduct a controlled explosion of unexploded projectiles in Bandar Abbas. The IRGC also reported that controlled explosions were heard in the Soffeh area of Isfahan and will continue into the afternoon.
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains restricted, with only 12 ships passing through in the past 24 hours, according to NBC News and MarineTraffic data. Four of these ships were flagged by the Islamic Republic, and most navigated through the route near Bandar Abbas approved by the Islamic Republic.
Neither the Iranian Navy nor the IRGC Navy has received even a single one of the so-called Chinese “carrier killer” CM-302 anti-ship missiles. I dedicated significant resources to monitoring these forces, and I have never found any evidence of the delivery of these missiles. The Show more
