In addition to a strong statement, the US has been flying A-10s over the Strait of Hormuz all week. The message from US Central Command has been clear: we won’t hesitate to protect the flow of international commerce. American patience is running out especially now that Iran has detained a fourth US citizen. And yet, 40 years later - Iran is still using the half of the Navy that wasn’t sunk to harass shipping lanes. The US destroyed half of Iran’s navy overnight in response. The US Navy began escorting Kuwait’s tankers when an Iranian mine hit a US missile ship. In 1987, Iran was sinking Kuwait’s oil tankers. The US has been clear, don’t infringe on international shipping lanes and Iran simply doesn't care. And now the US is sending an additional 2,000 marines and 3 more warships to the region. And after it attacked 3 vessels earlier this month, one of which was a US vessel, the US lost patience and deployed F-16s, F-35s, F-22s, and destroyers to the gulf. In the past two years, Iran has attacked or seized nearly 20 merchant vessels in the Persian gulf.
officials said on Tuesday, in the second defensive strike against pro-Syrian government forces in. More US Readies For War With Iran #usa #america The United States is preparing for an imminent standoff with Iran. military drone aircraft destroyed a Russian-made T-72 tank in Syria over the weekend, U.S.
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