Just refreshed my memory by reading the article at the link...
Best part
By the end of the operation, U.S. air and surface units had sunk, or severely damaged, half of Iran’s operational fleet.
[Just refreshed my memory by reading the article at the link...
Best part
By the end of the operation, U.S. air and surface units had sunk, or severely damaged, half of Irans operational fleet.]
Given that Iran is developing nukes and the missiles with which to deliver them, this would be a fine opportunity to convert tens of billions of dollars of very expensive Iranian equipment into scrap. And by equipment, I mean fixed and rotary wing aircraft, navy ships, radar stations, ballistic missile stockpiles, ammo dumps and nuclear facilities. We might even, for a change, destroy stuff that costs more than the ordnance we use.