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minus-squareIlovethebomb@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down3·15 days agoOh, the Straits of Hormuz are closed, are they? We’ll see about that.
minus-squareNot_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·15 days 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-215 days 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.
Oh, the Straits of Hormuz are closed, are they? We’ll see about that.
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.