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Iran have boats.
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Don’t believe Hegseths obvious buffoonery. They still have boats.
Iran launched unsuccessful attack on UK's Diego Garcia
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Re: Iran launched unsuccessful attack on UK's Diego Garcia
#12Unfortunately this is more interesting than a failed Diego Garcia attack — the late Ayatollah had a self-imposed range limit on the strikes or tests they would carry out. By using IRBMs in this fashion, it’s clear the new regime no longer feels bound by that restriction.. Which is notable since it’s about the same distance from Southern Iran to Diego Garcia (3,800km) as it is from Northern Iran to London.
Iran has always said a lot of things (mostly BS). This is worthless without evidence and I don't think anyone had evidence that their missiles were restricted to 2,000km. Certainly, I don't think anyone took their word for it. In fact this attack proves that there was no such limitation (although it is unclear to me if the missiles fired could actually jave reached Diego Garcia).
Now this may be a demonstration and veiled threat, on the other hand if Iran was to fire a missile at continental Europe I would hope that the consequence for them would be to be flattened, so...
Re: Iran launched unsuccessful attack on UK's Diego Garcia
#13Diego Garcia is strategically very important to global security according to the US Had something actually struck within the ADIZ there would have been massive implications. My guess is they intentionally failed as a warning shot. This isn’t a random act and its quite the signal if you know what it means, Iran knows what it did here.
I was reading that one of the two failed en route, and the other was intercepted. I don't think this was an intentional failure to hit.
Re: Iran launched unsuccessful attack on UK's Diego Garcia
#14Diego Garcia is strategically very important to global security according to the US Had something actually struck within the ADIZ there would have been massive implications. My guess is they intentionally failed as a warning shot. This isn’t a random act and its quite the signal if you know what it means, Iran knows what it did here.
I was reading that one of the two failed en route, and the other was intercepted. I don't think this was an intentional failure to hit.
Sometimes getting shot down is the goal or at least a test to see what kind of response you’ll get
Re: Iran launched unsuccessful attack on UK's Diego Garcia
#15The fact that it was unsuccessful does not make it any less worrying. Iran was a regional problem before the war, but this new escalation shows they’re a threat to the entire world. They might have previously had a chance at a Vietnam or perhaps a Korea-style stalemate
Iran is fighting for survival, Israel and the US are fighting by choice.
They attacked Iran not the other way round. US bases, even if also used by UK which aides US it their war, are legitimate targets.
US imperialism is the greatest threat to the world.
Re: Iran launched unsuccessful attack on UK's Diego Garcia
#16The fact that it was unsuccessful does not make it any less worrying. Iran was a regional problem before the war, but this new escalation shows they’re a threat to the entire world. They might have previously had a chance at a Vietnam or perhaps a Korea-style stalemate
How convenient for Trump that now all Europe now has a pretext to send the help they were asked for.
Re: Iran launched unsuccessful attack on UK's Diego Garcia
#17Unfortunately this is more interesting than a failed Diego Garcia attack — the late Ayatollah had a self-imposed range limit on the strikes or tests they would carry out. By using IRBMs in this fashion, it’s clear the new regime no longer feels bound by that restriction.. Which is notable since it’s about the same distance from Southern Iran to Diego Garcia (3,800km) as it is from Northern Iran to London.
They had a religious ruling on the range, and they also had a religious ruling on "not creating an atomic bomb."
The question of whether the world can assume its security on some religious rulings of some Ayatollas is still standing, as these rulings can apparently be changed or bypassed.
Re: Iran launched unsuccessful attack on UK's Diego Garcia
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Iran have boats.
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Large surface and mini subs, yes. They still have many small boats for laying mines. These are indistinguishable from a typical motor boat.
Look at how Ukraine has denied Russia access to most of the Black Sea. It's going to be real hard to stop Iran from creating enough uncertainty to ease the worries of the shipping world. Iran will have to say they are done threatening the straight.
Re: Iran launched unsuccessful attack on UK's Diego Garcia
#19Iran repeatedly stated that they will not attack any country's assets if they do not assist the US/Israel. Most European countries have refused to take part, the UK decided to help so this seems like a very easy situation to have avoided.
Re: Iran launched unsuccessful attack on UK's Diego Garcia
#20The fact that it was unsuccessful does not make it any less worrying. Iran was a regional problem before the war, but this new escalation shows they’re a threat to the entire world. They might have previously had a chance at a Vietnam or perhaps a Korea-style stalemate
Iran was attacked. Israel and the US are the threat, Iran is just practicing very common sense self-defense.