Reports circulating on May 2 said satellite imagery showed more than 40 IRGC Navy fast attack craft operating in formation in the Strait of Hormuz between Qeshm Island and the UAE, signaling that Iran still retains a visible small-boat presence in the waterway. That matters because these claims directly undercut repeated assertions that Iran’s navy had been effectively “obliterated,” while also reinforcing Tehran’s message that it remains ready to contest any new aggression.