US general warns of IRGC autonomy in Hormuz

Retired US Army General Mark Kimmitt has issued a warning about the command structure of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the Strait of Hormuz. He stated that unlike Western forces, low-level IRGC commanders are given substantial authority to act on their own initiative. Kimmitt highlighted the risk of a local commander with a small fleet of speedboats deciding to take unilateral action, which could trigger a major escalation. This analysis underscores the volatile command-and-control dynamics that complicate US military planning in the strategic waterway.