> deploy and do what exactly?
To get sunk by a $20k drone, the most likely outcome at that point
How would a drone sink a carrier? If Iran could do that they would already have sunk the American carriers.
The risk at the straights aren't drones but torpedoes and mines and attack boats.
Cheap drones are only effective against relatively soft targets. Weak penetration and small warheads limit their utility.
Many countries already have long-range drones designed to attack ships i.e. anti-ship missiles. They cost $1-2M a piece. It would still require a minimum of many direct hits to sink a modern aircraft carrier, as commonly demonstrated for SINKEX.