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2023-08-22 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iranian drones and speedboats swarm two US warships with 4,000 troops on board in Persian Gulf

[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Dozens of Iranian drones and speedboats swarming two US Navy ships near the Persian Gulf after Washington sent them in to deal with Iran's renewed threat against one of the world's most important waterways, dramatic new footage has revealed.

Iran's navy sent the small vessels to confront the USS Bataan and the USS Carter Hall in the fraught Strait of Hormuz, which sits between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, according to a video published on Saturday. It is not currently known exactly when the incident took place as Washington has not commented on the situation.

The speedboats were manned with armed soldiers from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and came within inches of the ships, while drones also taunted the ships and managed to snap pictures right above them.

Chopped up footage taken from several of the drones and speedboats showed Iranian soldiers speaking in a mix of English and Farsi, while a US soldier can be heard through garbled radio responding to the swarm of vessels, though it is unclear exactly what was said.

Iranian media outlets claimed that the confrontation forced helicopters to land back on the Americans ships.

The ships, a helicopter carrier and a support vessel that were carrying more than 4,000 American troops between them, were sent to the Gulf in response to Iran's continued threats of seizing commercial ships in the region.

Posted by Skidmark 2023-08-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11143 views ] Top
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#1 Seems that the Iranians do not understand that the Mark Milley's US Military is "woke" or they would not be so damn rude!!

Posted by Enver Dingle4916 2023-08-22 00:53|| 2023-08-22 00:53|| Front Page Top

#2 Why does the US have two warships with 4,000 troops on board trying to start a new war with a foreign country?

Especially with morale declining and recruitment plummeting. The mission of the US military isn't invading and killing foreign countries any more. It's focused on domestic political culture war issues. Starting a new war at this point would be a humiliating failure. Remember Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal. Couldn't even lose a war correctly.

Posted by Harcourt Tholuse6841 2023-08-22 03:11|| 2023-08-22 03:11|| Front Page Top

#3 Election soon so money stimulus and wars to make Biden great again.

Posted by Dale 2023-08-22 03:57|| 2023-08-22 03:57|| Front Page Top

#4 Why does...

Thanks Herb. We never would have thought about that.

Posted by Skidmark 2023-08-22 07:17|| 2023-08-22 07:17|| Front Page Top

#5 Those two warships are filled with 4,000 very angry Marines and the ships themselves are more than capable of taking out all those speedboats.

Iran might want to think about fucking around again before they find out.

Posted by DarthVader 2023-08-22 09:29|| 2023-08-22 09:29|| Front Page Top

#6 /\ That, under the current administration could be boarded and forced to surrender.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-08-22 09:30|| 2023-08-22 09:30|| Front Page Top

#7 Shhhhhhhh!

Don't give them any ideas, Besoeker!

Posted by DarthVader 2023-08-22 10:09|| 2023-08-22 10:09|| Front Page Top

#8 "inches"? Oh For F...'s Sake, Next thing will be them spray painting IRGC grafitti on the hulls!

Posted by NoMoreBS 2023-08-22 12:18|| 2023-08-22 12:18|| Front Page Top

#9 "Why does the US have two warships with 4,000 troops..."

Paging Captain Obvious

U.S. Prevents Iran from Seizing Two Merchant Tankers in Gulf

Posted by mossomo 2023-08-22 12:34|| 2023-08-22 12:34|| Front Page Top

#10 RE#2 Although I don't want to see a new war, Iran is long overdue for an ass kicking.

Posted by Chris 2023-08-22 15:33|| 2023-08-22 15:33|| Front Page Top

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