An Iranian warship sailed into the Red Sea Monday, according to Iranian state media and other reports, risking a potential escalation of tensions in waters where attacks on commercial shipping are becoming frequent and forcing navies to intervene.
The arrival of the Iranian vessel, the frigate Alborz, in the Red Sea comes amid an ongoing conflict that started with Israel and Hamas but has spread to involve the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels, among others.
Following weeks of American warships shooting down Houthi threats, such as missiles and drones, US Navy helicopters on Sunday fired on and destroyed three Houthi attack boats attempting to board a Maersk cargo ship. A fourth boat fled the attack.
The last time Iran damaged a US warship we destroyed their entire Navy in one day, with resources that happened to be nearby. I don’t like their chances here.
Fucking exactly. You’ve hundreds of sailors/marines who’ve been edging for YEARS and now they finally might get to bust that war but, they’re practically begging them to make a move lmao.
The Ayatollas don’t realize that when 🇺🇸Americans🇺🇸 talk about war, they’re really talking about masturbation.
And who said that truth? Alfred Einstein
Current US Naval vessels with a confirmed kill:
Constitution
…and maybe more, Iran.
Y’all wanna try us, dude? Go ahead. Give my TM and FT friends a real good reason to set Battle Stations Torpedo. We’ll be glad to oblige.
Calm down boot, I was a squid. If you learned your own branch’s history you’d know the only commissioned surface vessel that’s ever scored a kill is the Constitution.
Hence the “and maybe more.” Jesus, you guys can’t read for shit.
Go Army, beat Navy.
Having said that, USN would whip that ass without even breaking a sweat.
Love my squid friends, signed Army Puke.
Hey you know what they say, the only two branches are the Army and the Navy. The Air Force is a corporation and the Marines are a cult.
For those who are not familiar with operation praying mantis, here is my favorite video the breaks it down in about 15 minutes.
Bringing a knife to a gun fight seems like a weird move
We really don’t like it when you fuck with our boats, guys. Quit it before things get really Proportional.
Sure would be cool if the US wasn’t anywhere near there and started minding it’s own fucking business and stopped supporting a nation set on genociding it’s displaced neighbors (and don’t ask how they got displaced either or you’re somehow racist)
That said, why would any country near there want to send out a boat to intentionally get near the US navy? I wouldn’t do that during the best of times, and I once volunteered for them. During wartime conditions? I wouldn’t be within 250 miles of a naval ship, and that would still feel too close.
There really isn’t a single country on the planet that can match the US navy. We don’t feed or house or take care of our people, but we sure do make a lot of weapons.
And I mean all of that as an insult.
Lmao be mad all you want, the fact is ships wouldn’t be getting attacked here if the US were minding it’s business from the very beginning. Saying “it’s because piracy” is just an excuse. Show me pirates, and ones that aren’t just being opportunistic about a conflict the US STUCK ITS NOSE IN
What the fuck does protecting commercial ships from Iran rebels have to do with Israel Palestine?
Literally nothing. But someone on Lemmy will always find a way to air a grievance.
The “I wish capitalism didn’t exist even though I am typing this from my iPhone” crowd will be here soon.
And let’s not forget the “fuck cars everyone should take public transport and take twice as long to not get to their destination” crowd who may even grace us with their presence…
The Red Sea is a corridor of piracy. That Iran appears to be using it as an opportunity for broader conflict doesn’t make it tied to Israel; it makes it tied to Iran.
Now, both the US and Iran are using proxies, so the secondary conflict area may not quite be what it is otherwise, but if the US pulled support for Israel, free passage through the Red Sea would still be of strategic value.
Mush like the seas around SE Asia.
The Houthi rebels are attacking peaceful vessels that have nothing to do with this conflict. I personally fully support securing these shipping lanes.
If Iran didnt support the Houthis i would support them helpibg aswell. But still, there is such a thing as Freedom of navigation, so the iranian ship can go there. They just can’t provoke a conflict.
Shipmate, are you promoting piracy?
