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Iran claims a US submarine violated international laws of war of the seas (two torpedos hit mark). Pentagon says The strike was lawful under international naval warfare law (one torpedo hit)
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| Apr 21, 2026
| Furkan Gözükara @FurkanGozukara
Posted on 04/22/2026 3:09:58 PM PDT by ransomnote
Iran falsely claims a US submarine violated international laws of war of the seas.
Furkan Gözükara
@FurkanGozukara
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Apr 21
Iranian Commander Abuzar confirms a US submarine deliberately fired a second torpedo at the disabled destroyer Dena specifically to maximize casualties. The Pentagon intentionally murdered 104 unarmed sailors, completely ignoring international laws of war law of the seas.
@amuse
@amuse
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10h
@grok confirm that the USS Charlotte fired two Mark 48 torpedoes at the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena. Confirm that the first torpedo missed and the second hit the stern of the ship. Confirm that the strike was lawful under international law during wartime.
Grok's response:
Confirmed. During the 2026 Iran war, on March 4, USS Charlotte (Los Angeles-class SSN) fired two Mark 48 torpedoes at the Iranian Navy Moudge-class frigate IRIS Dena in international waters ~19 nautical miles off Sri Lanka. The first missed; the second struck the stern, sinking the ship in minutes.
US officials, Pentagon briefings, and reports (Wikipedia, USNI, CBS, Army Recognition) verify this. 87 sailors killed, 32 rescued by Sri Lanka. The strike was lawful under international naval warfare law: Dena was an armed enemy warship in an active armed conflict, making it a legitimate military target anywhere it operated. No prior warning was required (though some accounts note warnings were issued and refused). Legal analyses from Just Security and Prof. James Kraska confirm full compliance.
TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: submarine; torpedo; usscharlotte
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To: ransomnote
War has now law, especially naval warfare.
To: ransomnote
Also how is this jackwagon still alive???
To: ransomnote
Isn’t it Iran that has a mercenary army in southern Lebanon; an army which has, since its inception, waged war almost exclusively on civilians?
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posted on
04/22/2026 3:16:57 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: ransomnote
Here’s a quarter. Call the international criminal court. Or maybe have the ‘yoops’ admonish us.
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posted on
04/22/2026 3:18:01 PM PDT
by
rktman
(Destroy America from within? On hold! Enlisted USN 1967 proudly. 🚫💉! 🇮🇱🙏! Winning currently!)
To: ransomnote
“Iran claims a US submarine violated international laws”. They must have had a moment to make this claim, between lobbing cluster bombs on apartment blocks, and funding suicide bombers.
To: ransomnote
Commander Abuzar can KMA. This American has a long memory. His boys can sleep with the fishes and feed the next generation.
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posted on
04/22/2026 3:18:17 PM PDT
by
paulcissa
(The left hates you and wants you dead.)
To: ransomnote
The BIG news here is that a Mark 48 MISSED!
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posted on
04/22/2026 3:20:11 PM PDT
by
Blueflag
(To not carry is to choose to be defenseless.)
To: ransomnote
It’s so cute how Iran is now concerned with abiding by “international laws”.
To: ransomnote
That’s rich!!! Iran grousing about “international law”. LMAO
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posted on
04/22/2026 3:20:39 PM PDT
by
Nervous Tick
(Hope, as a righteous product of properly aligned Faith, IS in fact a strategy.)
To: ransomnote
Back in the day, 73?, our sub was the first in the Pacific to get the Mark 48.
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posted on
04/22/2026 3:23:30 PM PDT
by
TexasGator
(-11..)
To: ransomnote
Law? There are only 2 rules to war:
Rule #1 = people die
Rule #2 = only God can change Rule#1
To: ransomnote
Law: All IRGC hardware, personal, infrastructure, etc are legitimate targets and will be fired upon. Survivors will be upon again.
To: mikey_hates_everything
Really.
Perhaps President Trump should give him doctoral level instructions on the ins and outs of “international law”
Just for grins and giggles, arrest some of their diplomats....
To: mikey_hates_everything
Iran funds the Houthi pirates. Is that legal per International law?
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posted on
04/22/2026 3:39:58 PM PDT
by
Bobbyvotes
(Work is worship. Do more work & become more wealthy. )
To: ransomnote
This despicable a anti-American account, Furkan Gözükara, which parrots Iranian propaganda and amplifies the lies of Candace and Tucker, is one of the many reasons X sucks these days
To: ransomnote
Why on earth does “war rules” stop you from firing a second torpedo on an enemy warship?
Second why are muslims complaining their men died in a holy war? They know its the only certain way they get to heaven. Yet they want to b1tch to some international mommy about it not being fair their ship got hit twice.
ITS NOT A DAM BOXING MATCH.
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posted on
04/22/2026 4:03:02 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: Blueflag
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posted on
04/22/2026 4:03:03 PM PDT
by
Seruzawa
("The political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence." -Marx the Smarter (Groucho.))
To: InsidiousMongo
There have always been rules of warfare. How to treat prisoners, what you can kill for doing, etc.
But this one baffles me. Why not multiple torpedo hits? Stupid.
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posted on
04/22/2026 4:04:13 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: mikey_hates_everything
How is lobbing missiles and drones at civillian targets of neighboring couuntries not a violation of international law, Iran?
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posted on
04/22/2026 4:05:27 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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