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Could Iran use 'kamikaze dolphins' against the US in the Strait of Hormuz?

Podcast: Truth or Fake
Published: May 6, 2026
Duration seconds: 263
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Summary

As US-Iran tensions escalate around the Strait of Hormuz, a journalist at a Pentagon briefing this week asked top US officials an out-of-the ordinary question: whether Tehran could deploy "kamikaze dolphins" against US warships. The idea isn't as far-fetched as it seems, as multiple countries have a history of using marine mammals for military purposes.