Greg Myrie

Iran has lost most of its conventional military power, but it's still very well positioned to carry out attacks from the rugged coast.

coastline with drones or with these fast boats in the Gulf, and particularly around the Strait of Hormuz, which is just 21 miles wide.

The Gulf has really become a giant parking lot for ships.

There's some 3,000 oil tankers, gas tankers, cargo ships, and the U.S.

Navy only has around 20 ships in the region.

Hi, Scott.

So big picture, the U.S.

and Israel dominate the skies over Iran.

They're really bombing at will.

Iranian missiles and drone strikes are down 90 percent from the early days of war.

And this is all according to the Pentagon.

Now, the Pentagon also announced the U.S.

is using Apache helicopters and A-10 Warthog planes to carry out attacks now.

This is interesting on a couple points.

First, these are slow-moving, low-flying aircraft that often loiter over a battle site.

They're very lethal, but they're vulnerable to being hit.

So this move suggests that the U.S.

believes the threat from the Iranian forces on the ground has been reduced to the point where these aircraft can be brought into the fight.

And then I think the second point is the Pentagon said they're doing things, these planes are doing things, like targeting the small fast boats that Iran uses in the Gulf.

So we're seeing this greater emphasis on the Gulf and on the smaller, more elusive Iranian weapons.