Posted on 08/11/2018 4:35:56 AM PDT by Olog-hai
Iran test-fired a short-range anti-ship missile in the Strait of Hormuz during naval drills last week that Washington believes were aimed at sending a message as the United States reimposes sanctions on Tehran, a U.S. official said on Friday.
The official, however, did not suggest that such a missile test was unusual during naval exercises or that it was carried out unsafely, noting it occurred in what could be described as Iranian territorial waters in the Strait.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards confirmed on Sunday it had held war games in the Gulf over the past several days, saying they were aimed at “confronting possible threats” by enemies.
U.S. Army General Joseph Votel, head of the U.S. military’s Central Command, said earlier this week the scope and scale of the exercises were similar to ones Iran had carried out in the past. But the timing of this particular set of exercises was designed to get Washington’s attention. […]
Last month, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei backed President Hassan Rouhani’s suggestion that Iran may block Gulf oil exports if its own exports are stopped. …
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Keep it up Iran....Trump isnt Bozo
Run silent.
Run deep.
There was talk about the Iranians using swarms of small boats against us. That only works if the Iranian harbors aren’t all bombed in the first hour of conflict.
15 minutes, I’d bet.
Swarms of boats could be a concern, but I’m certain the U.S. Navy has plans for this as well. Be kinda fun to be topside manning a 50cal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nL4Sh_N2bQ
Those small boats would be docked in Davey Jone’s Locker before they were within a mile of a US ship.
Iran can’t interrupt ocean traffic there for long. It’s a goofy threat.
A boat doesn’t need to get within a mile. It just needs to get close enough to launch an Exocet missile.
All they need to do is sink one tanker, and civilian captains will be very reluctant to go near the area.
Which won’t get with a half mile.
Which won’t get within a half mile.
That’s why some of our forces should continue to be concentrated there to knock out everything that Iran could try to attack with.
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