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Iran Just Turned An Oil Tanker Into A Navy ‘Mothership’
19FortyFive ^ | 1/14/2021 | Caleb Larson

Posted on 01/15/2021 6:10:49 AM PST by Onthebrink

There’s no doubt that this is the largest Iranian warship to ever sail. But what is it for? Meet the Markan.

What Iran Is Doing

Iran recently commissioned what is by far their largest ship ever, the Makran, a former oil-tanker-turned-warship. The Islamic Republic calls the Makran a forward operating base ship, intended to extend Iranian reach farther out to sea by acting as a do-it-all launchpad that can keep helicopters and drones fueled and supplied, especially in the shallower littoral waters to the country’s southwest.

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TOPICS: Government; History; Military/Veterans; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: blogpimp; clickbait; iran; military; onthebrink; petersuicu; readtheresthere; usmilitary; war
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1 posted on 01/15/2021 6:10:49 AM PST by Onthebrink
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To: Onthebrink

Future Coral Reef.


2 posted on 01/15/2021 6:11:43 AM PST by Vermont Lt (We have entered "Insanity Week." Act accordingly.)
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To: Onthebrink

Iran is going to provoke a war after Biden is President.


3 posted on 01/15/2021 6:12:15 AM PST by Col Frank Slade
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To: Vermont Lt

Yep.


4 posted on 01/15/2021 6:12:30 AM PST by EEGator
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To: Vermont Lt

ROFL
MAO (My Ayatollahs Off)


5 posted on 01/15/2021 6:13:24 AM PST by PGalt
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To: Onthebrink

The drums have beating for a couple weeks now...


6 posted on 01/15/2021 6:13:34 AM PST by EEGator
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To: PGalt

backward and regressive


7 posted on 01/15/2021 6:14:26 AM PST by PGalt
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To: Vermont Lt

Precisely.


8 posted on 01/15/2021 6:16:13 AM PST by dinodino ( )
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To: Onthebrink

No one should be surprised that Iran has become emboldened since they will be dealing with Obama 3 admin on Jan 20th.


9 posted on 01/15/2021 6:17:01 AM PST by duckman ( Not tired of winning!)
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To: Onthebrink

It is a SMLT:

Slow
Moving
Large
Target


10 posted on 01/15/2021 6:17:44 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Law & order took the last train out of DC and America on election/coup/night, Tues., Nov. 03, 2020!)
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To: Onthebrink

hmmm.

how big of a fireball will this mother make?


11 posted on 01/15/2021 6:21:32 AM PST by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something.)
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To: Onthebrink

What a slow ass turd. Are they gonna paint “Bomb Me” in Farsi on the “tarmac”?


12 posted on 01/15/2021 6:24:02 AM PST by montag813 ("Fallen, fallen, is Babylon the Great")
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To: Onthebrink

I bet it sinks real good!


13 posted on 01/15/2021 6:27:55 AM PST by Safrguns
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To: Onthebrink

Iran is a paper tiger. We must not allow them to draw us into open conflict, emphasis on the word “open.”


14 posted on 01/15/2021 6:29:33 AM PST by JHL
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To: Col Frank Slade

Biden has pallets of money ready to surrender to this mighty force.

Hunter’s usual fee applies.


15 posted on 01/15/2021 6:30:20 AM PST by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
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To: Onthebrink
Iran Just Turned An Oil Tanker Into A Navy ‘Mothership’

The "Rev." Farrakhan will be pleased!

Regards,

16 posted on 01/15/2021 6:31:03 AM PST by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: Onthebrink

A bunch of prop planes carrying “dumb” bombs and torpedoes sank the world’s largest and most heavily armored battleship (Yamato) in a few hours. This thing wouldn’t last 5 minutes today.


17 posted on 01/15/2021 6:31:09 AM PST by Hazwaste (Socialists are like slinkies. Only good for pushing down stairs.)
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To: Col Frank Slade
"Iran is going to provoke a war after Biden is President."

Well, I sure that great democrat and all knowing Kamala Horres knows exactly what to do about all this....stuff.

18 posted on 01/15/2021 6:34:32 AM PST by unread (A REPUBLIC..! If you can keep it....)
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To: Onthebrink

A single aircraft carrier is almost defenseless which is why America has carrier groups. The carrier is surrounded at all times by submarines and surface ships.

Does Iran have the ability to protect this “mothership” from an attack coming from 40 or 50 miles out? Does Iran have the anti-submarine capability to protect against a submarine?

I don’t think so.

But having said that, what Iran does have is a friend in the White House who is willing to pretend that Iran is too strong to attack and will surrender when asked.


19 posted on 01/15/2021 6:34:59 AM PST by CIB-173RDABN (I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
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To: Onthebrink

The helicopters on this ship are for bringing in pallets of cash that Obama initiated, President Trump stopped, and Slo Joe Biden will restart.


20 posted on 01/15/2021 6:40:54 AM PST by T.B. Yoits
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