美国正准备借鉴其在加勒比海和东太平洋打击毒品走私船的成熟经验，用于应对伊朗的快速攻击艇。这是一套已经在其他战区经过验证的“致命剧本”。
自2025年9月以来，美军对涉嫌贩毒的船只进行了数十次致命打击，这是针对与贩毒集团相关网络的大规模军事行动的一部分。美方打击毒品走私船的行动，展示了美军如何处理海上小型、快速移动目标的手段。
官员们表示，类似的战术现在可以用于在霍尔木兹海峡对抗伊朗船只。唐纳德·特朗普周一在Truth Social发帖明确了这一联系，他警告称，任何接近封锁区的伊朗船只都将“使用我们在海上打击毒贩的相同杀戮系统，被立即消灭……这是迅速而残酷的”。
自行动开始以来，美国南方司令部已对各类船只进行了数十次打击，击毙160多人并摧毁了数十艘船只。这些行动依赖于侦察、快速目标识别和精确打击，这些能力同样可以部署在波斯湾。但在加勒比海和东太平洋，美军的目标是反击能力有限的非国家行为体。而在霍尔木兹海峡，他们将面对伊朗军方——这是一支全副武装、组织严密且在世界最战略敏感水道之一行动的力量。在波斯湾针对国家支持的军队应用这种方法，带有极高的风险。
特朗普政府自周一开始对伊朗港口实施封锁，这使得美军与伊朗海军中大部分幸存的力量——其快速攻击艇编队——处于近距离接触状态。美国和以色列的行动此前已有效削弱了伊朗的海军实力。
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