Posted on 04/20/2023 7:19:50 AM PDT by Navy Patriot
Iran's navy forced a U.S. submarine to surface as it entered the Gulf, Iranian navy commander Shahram Irani told state television on Thursday, in the latest report of an apparent confrontation between Iranian and U.S. forces in the Gulf.
"The U.S. submarine was approaching while submerged, but the Iranian submarine Fateh detected it and carried out... maneuvers to force it to surface as it went through the Strait (of Hormuz). It had also entered into our territorial waters but ... it corrected its course after being warned," Irani said.
"This submarine was doing its best, using all its capacities, to pass in total silence and without being detected," Irani said. "We will certainly reflect to international bodies the fact that it had violated our border."
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If real, we’ll see a new sub command handover happening soon. If not, we’ll see nothing.
Humiliation is a common theme in today’s American military.
But I reckon that the US Sub had their pronouns squared away...
My entire submarine experience consists of watching “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea” as a kid. So I’ve got to ask: How do you force a submarine to the surface in peacetime?
I seem to remember that TV sub fighting a giant squid. But I don’t think that would apply here.
It’s fine. They were just figuring out what they can and cannot get away with.
I’ve been part of that over Syria. Play “let’s see how high and noisy we can be before drawing the ire of Russian gunners.” The you know your window.
Takes some balls.
A Smart adversary would let the boat go past, letting the USA think it was in the clear. But Persian machismo coupled with insecurity and the emotional maturity of a 12 year old won’t let them do that.
The U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet, based in Bahrain, denied what it called Iranian “disinformation”.
“A U.S. submarine has not transited the Strait of Hormuz today or recently,” Commander Timothy Hawkins told Reuters.
“The claim represents more Iranian disinformation that does not contribute to regional maritime security and stability.”
And what did they identify as?!
The use of the term “disinformation” has of late caused me to suspend whatever credulity I have left.
WTF do we have a nuke boat in the Persian Gulf!?!?!?!?
Irresponsible.
I guess the commander of that sub was either told to go there...or they are on their way back to Groton for reassignment.
Under Biden, they were ordered to bow down to the Iranians.
Eff’n pathetic. Our military is being run by a bunch of woke faggot lovers.
USN says no boats in the Gulf.
I believe them.
LOL. I watched "Hunt for Red October" so I'm practically an expert.
Max depth of the Persian gulf is 330 feet, and average is 115 feet.
That’s like Lake Erie
Not deep enough for any sub, is it?
Not deep enough to remain undetected.
Submarine can’t hide no matter how quiet they are when aircraft uses MAD (magnetic anomaly detector) it can spot them at great range.
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