Posted on 04/25/2018 4:22:42 AM PDT by Strategy
A top Iranian general has threatened to sink the United States Navy's ships, warning that the US would find itself in a "catastrophic situation" amid an ongoing war of words between the countries over the possibility President Donald Trump could exit a landmark nuclear deal.
"The actual information that the Americans have about us is much less than what they think they have. When will they figure this out? When it is too late," the Revolutionary Guard Corps navy commander, Admiral Ali Fadavim, told Iranian television on Saturday.
"They will definitely figure it out when their ships are sunk, or when they find themselves in a catastrophic situation," Fadavi threatened in an interview with IRINN TV, according to a translation by the Middle East Media Research Institute.
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I wonder if the admiral was previously Bagdad Bob!?
USS Simpson in 1998 was confronted by Iranian Naval forces in the Persian Gulf. Did not work out well for Iran. Scratch one Iranian Navy missile patrol boat. The ship was awarded the Joint Meritorious Unit Award and the Combat Action Ribbon for this operation. I have a good friend who was a Chief Gunners Mate on the Simpson. He is very proud that those were his missiles that blew the Iranians out of the water.
I figure all their ships would be sunk in a matter of a few minutes if war did break out.
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