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

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Podcast: [Truth or Fake](https://stenobird.com/podcast/truth-or-fake-4612731)
Published: 2026-05-06T19:44:39+00:00
Episode link: https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20260506-could-iran-use-kamikaze-dolphins-against-the-us-in-the-strait-of-hormuz?PcNCvtcnHj
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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.

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