In the maritime domain, naval mines, sabotage, and unmanned systems (UAVs, USVs, and UUVs) offer a highly favorable cost-benefit ratio for the weaker actor: low-cost attritable swarms can saturate adversary defenses, effectively neutralizing the overall technological gap. This analysis examines the Iranian threat profile, characterized by the integration of Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) strategies, and highlights the critical role of naval mining and the proliferation of unmanned systems. However, deploying unmanned systems in the subsurface dimension entails greater technical challenges than surface operations, primarily due to acoustic propagation constraints which limit communication bandwidth and range. This demonstrates that the technological gap can be mitigated through the integrated employment of naval mines, unmanned systems, coastal defense missiles, and FIAC (Fast Inshore Attack Craft) swarms. Featured image: An IRGCN fast patrol boat with naval mines.