return2ozma@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 hours agoUS submarine sinks Iranian ship in first torpedo kill since WWII, Pentagon confirmswww.militarytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1138arrow-down15
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minus-squareNot_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·15 hours agoThe threat of missiles, drones and rockets from the mainland are keeping the straits closed, not the Iranian navy.
minus-squareRamRabbit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-214 hours agoIt was both. Iran had a whole slew of fast attack boats specifically for attacking ships in the straight. They also had a number of larger warships. All of that is gone, leaving only the ground-based stuff, which has been heavily attrited.
The threat of missiles, drones and rockets from the mainland are keeping the straits closed, not the Iranian navy.
It was both. Iran had a whole slew of fast attack boats specifically for attacking ships in the straight. They also had a number of larger warships.
All of that is gone, leaving only the ground-based stuff, which has been heavily attrited.