Those Iranian ships are constantly making runs at US capital ships whenever they can. play “chicken” knowing full well that the US is not likely to shoot first. This is an excellent long term desensitizing strategy on the part of the Iranians. One day if they are of the suicidal mind, what is to stop them from firing ship to ship missiles at close range instead of veering off.
Trump recently ordered the Navy to treat those fake runs as real and to take them out if they tried again.
The fact that, while they may get a vessel of ours, their country would be vaporized? Seriously though, I think the response to their successful sinking of one of our vessels would be met with an exponential response - including the old Ronald Reagan response - targeted compounds of their leaders. Trump has what it takes to respond the right way.