Iran’s military warned Monday that it would attack U.S. forces that attempt to enter or approach the Strait of Hormuz to escort ships.
Tehran issued its sharpest direct threat yet to American naval assets just hours after Trump announced the U.S. Navy would begin guiding ships through the strait under “Project Freedom.”
“We warn that any foreign armed force, especially the aggressor U.S. military, if it intends to approach and enter the Strait of Hormuz, it will be attacked.” The Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said.
The command said it would “with full force, maintain and powerfully manage the security of the Strait of Hormuz” and directed all commercial vessels and oil tankers to refrain from any transit without coordination with Iranian armed forces, warning that any unauthorized passage would put their safety at risk.
ResortMain780 on
I read elsewhere the US navy isnt going to sail through hormuz, but would be “in the vicinity” . No idea how thats going to help, but hey, what do I know, Im no stable genius.
Gizmo-fo-shizmo on
Waiting for reddit to tell us how the mighty Iranian navy is going to decimate U.S. forces.
defroach84 on
I could see trump doing this just to claim Iran attacked the US, unprovoked, and.try to make this a NATO issue.
When NATO pushes back about it, he will try to end NATO.
NotSoSalty on
Will they now? No one is winning in this conflict, and every side seems to be willingly make it worse for themselves. I find the obvious outcomes of tolling a waterway multiple countries have a claim to very interesting. Maybe someone else will want to mine it, as a billion dollar joke. Maybe they’ll do it over and over again until persuaded otherwise, denying culpability every time. Maybe literally anyone in the world could do this if they had enough resources or desire. Anyone on any side could do this. What an idiotic endeavor. The game has already begun, and the only way to win is to not play.
Abandon this strait, let it fall into irrelevance.
uknownix on
Gonna be an interesting few days… My bet is on the US not pressing their luck.
theoreoman on
Why would the American navy sail into there? They can sit far away out of Iranian range to have the same effect
MrTonNL on
Naval ships are sitting ducks in the Hormuz Strait. No way the US Navy admirals are moving ships in there, whatever Trump may be saying
Shirolicious on
I’d like to see them try to attack the US navy with their little speedboats. They would stand zero.
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[Clearly they didn’t learn the first time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Praying_Mantis)
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From the article:
Iran’s military warned Monday that it would attack U.S. forces that attempt to enter or approach the Strait of Hormuz to escort ships.
Tehran issued its sharpest direct threat yet to American naval assets just hours after Trump announced the U.S. Navy would begin guiding ships through the strait under “Project Freedom.”
“We warn that any foreign armed force, especially the aggressor U.S. military, if it intends to approach and enter the Strait of Hormuz, it will be attacked.” The Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said.
The command said it would “with full force, maintain and powerfully manage the security of the Strait of Hormuz” and directed all commercial vessels and oil tankers to refrain from any transit without coordination with Iranian armed forces, warning that any unauthorized passage would put their safety at risk.
I read elsewhere the US navy isnt going to sail through hormuz, but would be “in the vicinity” . No idea how thats going to help, but hey, what do I know, Im no stable genius.
Waiting for reddit to tell us how the mighty Iranian navy is going to decimate U.S. forces.
I could see trump doing this just to claim Iran attacked the US, unprovoked, and.try to make this a NATO issue.
When NATO pushes back about it, he will try to end NATO.
Will they now? No one is winning in this conflict, and every side seems to be willingly make it worse for themselves. I find the obvious outcomes of tolling a waterway multiple countries have a claim to very interesting. Maybe someone else will want to mine it, as a billion dollar joke. Maybe they’ll do it over and over again until persuaded otherwise, denying culpability every time. Maybe literally anyone in the world could do this if they had enough resources or desire. Anyone on any side could do this. What an idiotic endeavor. The game has already begun, and the only way to win is to not play.
Abandon this strait, let it fall into irrelevance.
Gonna be an interesting few days… My bet is on the US not pressing their luck.
Why would the American navy sail into there? They can sit far away out of Iranian range to have the same effect
Naval ships are sitting ducks in the Hormuz Strait. No way the US Navy admirals are moving ships in there, whatever Trump may be saying
I’d like to see them try to attack the US navy with their little speedboats. They would stand zero.
The biggest risk would be mines.