🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iran is no longer just hitting ships in Hormuz, it is hitting their engine rooms. → At least 5 of 23 attacks in the first two weeks of October hit engine rooms → None did in September, according to the same reporting → US analysts say Iran may be using infrared-guided missiles or drones How can a weapon pick one room on a moving ship, through jamming? How it may work → Radio-guided drones fail under jamming, so the weapon must steer itself → An infrared seeker can spot the hot engine room; a ballistic missile would hit from above and wreck the bridge → Iran has anti-ship missiles with infrared seekers; it is unclear if it has fitted them to drones Why Iran wants it → Oil exports through Hormuz are back near prewar levels, which cuts Iran's leverage → Two Iranian officials reportedly told the Washington Post they are focused on higher prices before the 3 November midterms Iran's hold on the strait rests on shippers believing it is unsafe, so each ship that sails weakens it. That is why the hits get sharper. No one has seen the weapon yet.