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2022-05-28 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iran’s Guards building massive ship to project naval power beyond Persian Gulf
[IsraelTimes] Iranian news agency says new support vessel will ensure the security of trade routes, help maintain Tehran’s ’authority’ over waters in area

Iran’s paramilitary Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is building a massive new support ship near the strategic Strait of Hormuz as it tries to expand its naval presence in waters vital to international energy supplies and beyond, satellite photos obtained by The News Agency that Dare Not be Named show. The construction of the Shahid Mahdavi provides the Guard a large, floating base from which to run the small fast boats thon the lamly make up its fleet designed to counter the US Navy and other allied forces in the region.

Its arrival, however, comes after a series of setbacks for both the Guard and Iran’s regular navy, including the loss of its largest warship less than a year earlier. As negotiations over Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers also founder, further confrontations at sea between Tehran and the West also remain a risk.

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Posted by trailing wife 2022-05-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ]  Top
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#1 I name it Yamato II: with the same results.
Posted by borgboy 2022-05-28 00:37||   2022-05-28 00:37|| Front Page Top

#2 Is this 1 made out of plywood?
Posted by Chris 2022-05-28 08:48||   2022-05-28 08:48|| Front Page Top

#3 Ooooo goodie! A new target!
Posted by DarthVader 2022-05-28 08:49||   2022-05-28 08:49|| Front Page Top

#4 Massive = slow = won't last long in a conflict.
Posted by M. Murcek 2022-05-28 08:49||   2022-05-28 08:49|| Front Page Top

#5 If they pump it full of insulation foam, they may be able to use it twice. The calculations for the righting moment might be tricky. The AA batteries would be useful against subs on the second operation. Make sure the crew wears their water wings.
Posted by Super Hose 2022-05-28 08:57||   2022-05-28 08:57|| Front Page Top

#6 Russia just might sink it in the Strait of Hormuz (if they can work a deniability angle.)
Posted by Glenmore  2022-05-28 09:50||   2022-05-28 09:50|| Front Page Top

#7 I predict it will make a nice reef somewhere
Posted by Frank G 2022-05-28 10:44||   2022-05-28 10:44|| Front Page Top

#8 If it were Russian flagged, it might sink on it's own.
Posted by Besoeker 2022-05-28 10:59||   2022-05-28 10:59|| Front Page Top

#9 The USA can’t sink it unless there is war. Sub sailors talk…. The only way it could be done is to ram it and declare it an accident.
Posted by Bertie Hupolumble8977 2022-05-28 16:14||   2022-05-28 16:14|| Front Page Top

#10 Our last naval war with Iran just lasted hours. Then they will have a new list of martyrs to name targets after.
Posted by Super Hose 2022-05-28 18:55||   2022-05-28 18:55|| Front Page Top

#11 Question....what if the garbage catches fire...how will they put it out? They're just 'remodeling' a garbage scow right?
Posted by Silentbrick 2022-05-28 19:34||   2022-05-28 19:34|| Front Page Top

#12 #2 Is this 1 made out of plywood?

Camel scrotums.
Posted by Woodrow 2022-05-28 20:02||   2022-05-28 20:02|| Front Page Top

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