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BREAKING: 12+ Iranian Gunboats Swarm 6 U.S. Warships, Dozens Of Warning Shots Fired
dailywire.com ^ | May 10, 2021 | Ryan Saavedra

Posted on 05/10/2021 12:42:22 PM PDT by lowbridge

Iranian military gunboats with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, a designated terrorist organization, swarmed several U.S. warships on Monday that were escorting a U.S. submarine.

“Over a dozen Iranian gunboats harass formation of six U.S. warships including guided-missile submarine Georgia,” Fox News Pentagon correspondent Lucas Tomlinson said. “U.S. Coast Guard cutter fired warning shots in response in Strait of Hormuz.”

The 13 Iranian military vessels reportedly came within 150 yards of U.S. Forces, which fired 30 warning shots at the Iranian vessels. Pentagon press secretary John Kirby called the incident “significant” since previous incidents had involved fewer vessels.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iran; irgc; navy; speedboats; straitofhormuz; terror; warningshots
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To: wildcard_redneck

“Military failure thanks to Biden. Any one of those boats at that range could have shot missiles or munitions impossible to intercept at 150 yards.”

But Biden trusts them not to do so.

It seems an enterprising Captain will have to provoke the Iranians into shooting first.


21 posted on 05/10/2021 12:51:54 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Secret Agent Man

Exactly!


22 posted on 05/10/2021 12:52:13 PM PDT by cranked
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To: lowbridge

They know that Biden is chicken and he tells the commanders not to hit those boats.


23 posted on 05/10/2021 12:52:14 PM PDT by SkyDancer (If At First You Don't Succeed ~ So Much For Skydiving)
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To: eyeamok

with inflation, the cash price must be at least $2 billion.


24 posted on 05/10/2021 12:52:31 PM PDT by texanyankee
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To: 2aProtectsTheRest

These are the times I wish we had all of that laser technology onboarded. Just incinerate one person on the boat. “Hey, what happened to Achmed? He was here a second ago.”


25 posted on 05/10/2021 12:52:52 PM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Keep the Faith. Everything happens for a reason.)
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To: lowbridge

Did Obama , I mean Biden order them to surrender yet ?


26 posted on 05/10/2021 12:53:17 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Mariner

How long before Iran takes hostages/prisoners and parades them on tv? Again?


27 posted on 05/10/2021 12:53:45 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. L)
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To: Psalm 73

A compound bow could get an arrow there in a few seconds.


28 posted on 05/10/2021 12:53:49 PM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: lowbridge

Why us a Coast Guard cutter in that area? Have we run out of Navy vessels?


29 posted on 05/10/2021 12:54:26 PM PDT by Bernard (“When once the guardian angel has taken flight, everything is lost”. – William H. Seward, 1/12/1861)
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To: lowbridge

This administration will drag us into another war. Perhaps first another $100 billion round of appeasement funds, so the enemy can re-arm. Then the war.


30 posted on 05/10/2021 12:54:43 PM PDT by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: Secret Agent Man

Should have been warning shots straight into the bows.


31 posted on 05/10/2021 12:56:03 PM PDT by BBQToadRibs2
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To: lowbridge

Did Biden order our ships to surrender to the lifeboats yet?


32 posted on 05/10/2021 12:56:05 PM PDT by NWFree (Somebody has to say it)
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To: lowbridge

Holy Moley!

(Finally, something that really IS “breaking”...)


33 posted on 05/10/2021 12:56:05 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs. I )
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To: gunsequalfreedom

The terrorists go after weakness. Biden/Harris/Hillary. The A-team.


34 posted on 05/10/2021 12:56:28 PM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and diamonds, and harder to find.)
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To: lowbridge

Biden is the american dick-tater now. They are no longer afraid.


35 posted on 05/10/2021 12:56:41 PM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you. )
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To: NEMDF

can you raise a rainbow flag?


36 posted on 05/10/2021 12:57:44 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: lowbridge

Did they take the Americans hostage? Sheesh, another Carter.


37 posted on 05/10/2021 12:57:46 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: lowbridge

Another USS Cole in the works.


38 posted on 05/10/2021 12:57:58 PM PDT by wardamneagle (c)
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To: CodeToad

One warning shot. Then ranging shots. Then fire for effect.


39 posted on 05/10/2021 12:58:49 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: Thunder90; ETL; Travis McGee; cva66snipe

Ping


40 posted on 05/10/2021 12:59:29 PM PDT by StoneWall Brigade
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