India, April 18 -- The US-Iran war has proved to be one full of setbacks for Washington - if not catastrophic - as the White House struggles to wrap up the conflict, which it initially said would take "four or five weeks".

What has inarguably been surprising in the conflict is President Donald Trump's administration's ignorance of Iranian mettle. Especially, when it comes to combat in the air or the naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a motif that has dominated the two-month conflict.

While Iran's low-cost Shahed drones or advanced defence system are capable of even shooting the most sophisticated US jets, including an F-35, little is known about the Iranian navy and its offshoots.

The US and Israel claim to have destroyed most of ...