[ProtectOurFreedom]

The Bab-el-Mandeb Strait is 16 miles wide and only 96 ft. deep. Doesn't take much of a submersible to go down 100 ft. Hydrostatic pressure at that depth is 56 psi (not much pressure). With Iran's help, they could build a undersea RPV very quickly to deliver explosives.

Also, there are cable landing stations all over the place that are vulnerable.

[Nachoman]

Thanks for the info. That depth would definitely be diveable.

[piasa]

I figure the reporter just didn’t want to attribute such an effort to Iran.