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US Navy Ship Fired Warning Shots At Iranian Boats After Close Encounter
Forbes ^
| april 27, 2021
| Joe Walsh
Posted on 04/27/2021 2:08:57 PM PDT by Diogenesis
U.S. Navy Ship Fired Warning Shots At Iranian Boats After Close Encounter
Iranian fast-attack boats charged at two U.S. ships in the Persian Gulf on Monday evening,
causing one of the U.S. vessels to fire warning shots,
the U.S. Navy said Tuesday ....
Three armed speed boats operated by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps
came within 68 yards of a U.S. Navy coastal patrol boat
and a U.S. Coast Guard patrol boat operating in international waters
of the Persian Gulf, the Navy said in a statement.
U.S. personnel tried to hail the Iranian ships over the radio,
but they did not respond, leading the Navy to fire warning shots
that caused the ships to speed away.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iran; irgc; mullahs; persiangulf; sinkthebastards; usnavy
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To: moovova
That old photo now is an accurate representation of the entire American population...
U.S.A. ==> United Surrendermonkeys of America,,,
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posted on
04/27/2021 4:18:28 PM PDT
by
SuperLuminal
(Where is another Sam Adams now that we desperately need him?)
To: Travis McGee
Things could get real interesting during this administration.
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posted on
04/27/2021 4:31:16 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: Diogenesis
Iranian ship’s captain: “Where is Kerry with the enemy’s coordinates, vulnerabilities and arrays of weaponry and range? We’re in the dark out here without his help.”
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posted on
04/27/2021 4:35:54 PM PDT
by
frank ballenger
(End vote fraud, harvesting,non-citizen voting & leftist media news censorship or we are finished.)
To: Diogenesis
Nice looking boat...any idea on details, class, size, etc??
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posted on
04/27/2021 4:59:06 PM PDT
by
Cuttnhorse
(Nothing dies harder than a lie that people want to believe)
To: Diogenesis
Was JF’n Kerry at the helm?
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posted on
04/27/2021 5:04:21 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: rktman
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posted on
04/27/2021 5:12:44 PM PDT
by
FreedomPoster
(Islam delenda est)
With this fraudulent administration and unicorn roa, the Navy Captain probably had to use nerf guns...
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posted on
04/27/2021 5:18:21 PM PDT
by
TnTnTn
To: 17th Miss Regt
Weak president. Now we can bully those American pigs and sons of apes!
Did Trump's ROE's allow it? I don't recall us engaging with Iran under Trump, but may have forgotten.
To: algore
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posted on
04/27/2021 5:46:28 PM PDT
by
SgtHooper
(If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
To: Road Warrior ‘04
A warning shot should be to sink the first one!
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posted on
04/27/2021 5:48:44 PM PDT
by
SgtHooper
(If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
To: SaveFerris
They’ll do this several times. Back off after warning.
Then one day, they’ll make the full-run. Not exactly the USS Cole but with similar results.
= = =
“Swarm” tactics.
Actually very effective.
To: Scrambler Bob
Yes, very effective. They’ll go for a prize.
I don’t think they’ll get a carrier but swarming will be very effective. They should all be fired up, at a minimum of 200 yards, IMHO.
And even then, you can bet they’ll try to overwhelm however many Phalanx mounts there are by multiple angles.
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posted on
04/27/2021 6:08:42 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: Captain7seas
At 40mph that is less than 4 seconds from impacting the ship.
To: SgtHooper
But first you need to send over a counselor to discuss the situation with the Iranian captain and defuse the situation so that we don't have another tragic shooting of an unarmed black man by a racist white cop international incident.
To: Diogenesis
Did they check with "Jon Effin' Carry" first, they're all his buddies.
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posted on
04/27/2021 7:08:05 PM PDT
by
tina07
(In loving memory of my father,WWII Vet. CBI 10/16/42-12/17/45, d. 11/1/85 )
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