Caught On Tape: Iran Conducts Live-Fire Rocket Drill Next To US Carrier
Late last month, amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran, Iran conducted a live-fire exercise in the Strait of Hormuz in close proximity to the USS Harry Truman, one of Ash Carter’s fleet of aircraft carriers.
The US called the incident a “provocation” as the rockets landed a mere 1,500 yards from two US ships.
"Firing weapons so close to passing coalition ships and commercial traffic within an internationally recognized maritime traffic lane is unsafe, unprofessional, and inconsistent with international maritime law," US CentCom said, in a statement.
The brazen move infuriated US lawmakers opposed to the Iran nuclear accord. John McCain for instance, accused The White House of “turning a blind eye to Iranian saber rattling for fear Iran will walk away from the nuclear deal.”
The maritime mishap came amid (loud) calls for fresh sanctions against Tehran in connection with Iran’s test of a next gen surface-to-surface ballistic missile (the Emad).
On Saturday, the US released footage of the Iranian rocket drill in a conveniently-timed move that coincides with a historic spat between Tehran and Washington’s allies in Riyadh. The video is below.
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USS Vincennes, cough, cough.
Whaddya mean "sound" hypocritical?
Just talking straight: When push comes to shove, Iran will get its ass kicked in a fight with the US.
Remember that when the next president gets in office. There is no way he or she could be as much of a pussy as Obama.
"Just talking straight: When push comes to shove, Iran will get its ass kicked in a fight with the US."
Yes, that's right. The US only ever picks on countries that can't fight back. I think we're all aware of that by now. However, this time, don't count on the Russians not helping out their Iranian 'Partners' with fabulous gifts of Sukoi, Mig and S-400's. Though not likely balancing the odds in Irans favour, the US would still need to ramp up body bag production.
< WTF? If any threat" EVER" violates, the women I LOVE, I'll break out the Elephant Gun.
Well, there's no question that the USA could flatten a lot of Iran, and largely shut down its hydrocarbon exports; but the US and its "coalition" minions have zero wherewithal to actually invade the place.
So, it looks like it's going to be a game of.... chicken. The Big Question, as we all know, is what does Russia do?
Can you give me a good reason why the US and Iran would get into a war?
Because Roshan (the bright one) gets all skyed up on too much awful mens cologne -- and accidentaly shoots at an American aircraft carrier with his roman candle mounted on a glorified canoe...
Did you even watch the video?
It was tape which makes the background look closer than it really is.
I'm not surprised you fell for it
Even awful mens cologne would be a great help for you and you unlaundered clothing.
US hubris. It's the likely reason, not a good reason.
Iran is now shooting at a US aircraft carrrier after the Obama administration turns a blind eye to prior provocations. A US aircraft carrier. Nothing to shoot at unless you want it to shoot back. Only desperate regimes act this way. I have no clue why, but such regimes can only push so far before they take it up the chute.
Jimmy Carter was about as much of a pussy as Obama but recall how the pendulum did swing the other way. Trump seems a lot like Reagan.
Because a lot of players in the US want a war.
Iran certainly doesn't.
"Can you give me a good reason why the US and Iran would get into a war?" Because...Israel?
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You couldnt be more wrong,
When the US gos to war with Iran (and it will), Iran will emerge the victor.
You really need to educate yourself on the weapons and tactics and geography and financial strengths of Iran and its allies vs US and its allies.
Mark my words- this coming war will mark the end of US hegemony- and the strength of the US dollar.
There won't be a war. It will be over quick. Iran is endangering itself thinking the US won't act to protect its interests when the chips are down.
I'm not going to indulge any more juvenile fantasies.
S-300/400 will prevent air superiority over Iran.
Schkval will prevent naval superiority over Iran.
Hence- The coming war with Iran will be fought with boots on the ground.
Iran is mountainous and easier to defend than even Afghanistan is by its native population.
I dont care if you believe it or not- you will believe it soon enough when it happens.
You actually think the US could muster a ground Army, Large enough, and with the Will, to conquer IRAN??Most recent Vets would say get lost , to Ash Carter.Is the US going to draft women, and a bunch of recent immigrants??Please. US would have to try another method.
Youll note i didnt say Iran would be conquered- I said the opposite would occur.
The US and it allies in their hubris will bring about their own end.
of course there won't be a war.
the US won't fight a hot war with any country bigger than Granada or Panama.
eveyone larger than that gets sanctions.
does anybody know whether Iran advised the Truman Carrier Group that it would be holding live fire tests at a certain location and at a certain time?
and that it would be advisable for any fleets, flotillas and convoys headed near that location to tread water for a couple of hours till the tests were over.
I have no interest in Iran, except as a trading partner.
The solution is the Iranian people. If you knew anything about Iranian youth culture, you'd know they would rather join the West than be constantly jacked around by the current regime.
The reason for NO war is because the Iranian youth will snatch their country back from the dipshits currently running it...
Since when did the US government give a fsck about Iranian people? It doesn't even give a fsck about its own people.
Earth to Howdy Doody -- come in Howdy Doody...
It has nothing to do with the US government. It has everything to do with the Iranian youth. You really think Iranian 19 -25 year old kids are happy their dimwitted leaders are provoking the US in to bombing them into the middle of next week? NO THEY ARE NOT! These kids want to come to America to go to school. They want to drive a BMW and use an iPhone and listen to One Direction (which BTW is punishable by death from their goon overlords)
Pay attention! The Iranian youth snatches their country back and decide to integrate with the US and Europe economically and culturally BECAUSE THATS WHAT THE IRANIAN YOUTH WANTS! In that scenario, the US has NO reason to have any animosity towards Iran -- AND THE IRANIAN PEOPLE. Full stop.
You seem to forget, the US has millions of good and hard working Iranian citizens -- they tell the rest of the US what goes on inside Iran -- and the message is the youth wants the current dipshits running Iran O U T so they can get on with their lives.
Lord willing.
And of course we believe anything "Ash" tells us is the unvarnished "truth"!...
USS Harry Truman. Named for the all-time champion of (foreign) war criminals. How appropriate.
Let's see. How many Iranian Carriers are off the West Coast of America? Off the East Coast of America? In the Gulf of Mexico? In the Pacific? In the Atlantic? Ahh, and how many wars have the Iranians started in the last 200 years? How many wars have the Americans ...
Thats like saying "how many high school baskeball teams from South Central LA are playing in the NBA?"
Answer? None... because they're amateurs...
The Iranians are very proud people. If they had the resources (money) they WOULD have aircraft cariiers every place you list and probably a shit ton more...
Can you imagine being the captain of that fast attack boat and getting the order to do that right next to a US carrier. I bet he was like "you want me to do what?" Either that or he is a complete nut job, because I can't think of a quicker way to get yourself snuffed.
now many years ago the usn had war games using this exact scenario. the ships could not defend against swarming, small, fast attack boats equiped with torpedoes and rockets. the usn lost every contingency plan.
Right. Years ago...
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That lone human managed 13 unmanned surface vessels (USVs) at once — an unprecedented number — as they escorted a manned control ship through the James River of Virginia. They were simulating a Navy carrier or other “high value unit” transiting a dangerous strategic chokepoint like the Strait of Hormuz off Iran. When a “suspicious” craft approached, piloted by a human tester, the controller ordered the five smartest of the unmanned boats to stop it. (The other eight, less autonomous, kept escorting the mothership).
In effect, the sailor told the swarmboats, “sic ’em.”
And there things stopped, this time. Showing the swarming behavior worked was “the purpose of this demonstration,” Klunder said. “It was not to destroy the target. We certainly could have done that if it was needed.”
i wonder if the tables have been turned. if you'll remember both saddam and kaddafi gave all they could to avoid being regime changed to no avail. iran and russia now seem to be poking the chicken disquised as an eagle on purpose to bait them into an attack that would unleash a dozen s400 at usn truman. the buck stops here.
It looks like the bully is losing his fear factor.
Tonight is a boar-or-or-ing night on TheZeroHedge.com
Come'on gang, let's have a Scooby singalong!
Even with a video I don't believe.
Sure, why not? Look who we have for a President and House & Senate
Those yankee frigates are getting too close to our missiles, much ths same as the ZATO's missiles to Russia.
FLIR does not stand for forward looking infrared radar.
here is my solution to fix the middle east:
first of all the major problem of the middle east is the lack of humans living there. even in cuntries like the united arabic emirats only 27% of the population are humans.
after the usless brits left the middle east after ww2 there was nothing more than a desert and brit imported tea kettles. many people argue until today between the fact that the british empires fail is the result of the incest interbreed of the british family or their loss of morals due to letting jews run their government - its was proven bpth true in recent years.
not only british people are idiotic retards, who killed their own chldren with west indians. now their economy is basend podo-sex and child molesting.
the main promblem is that jews in all governments around the western world are now copying the brithish jews.
thats a crirical error
the only way to fix the real promblems is to kill all muslims in saudi arabia and replace them with humans.
it is our obligation, mo matter were we are from, to KILL ALL MUSLIMS instead of taking their sides
iran is a shithole supported by russia
arabia is a shithole supported by nato states
if we could agree on letting them fight each other and then take their countries over it would be great! (like we did with europe, funding nazis and comminists at the same time.)
but this time we need to learn from the mistakes of the stupid brits and replace the whole arabic population and destroy islam
Dahm son... I'd like to watch you play competitive Monopoly...
All this aside, the US is not about to kick off proceedings with Iran.
Saudi Arabia has, more or less, run out of oil (why the fuck do you think those head chopping sand Niggaz are busy trying to bomb and 'regime change' they're neighbor Yemen? For the postage stamps?).
No. The US recently allowed Iran to continue its nuclear program (much to the displeasure of JoosRael) and rescind sanctions so as to guarantee continued oil flow into the US, at affordable rates, and thereby divert Iranian oil production away from China. Who, incidentally, is willing to pay for oil in any currency you please to mention.
This is just 'media food' to keep all you fuck knuckles excited. Move along, nothing to see here.....
PS - Tyler. Where have all these pond-life like posters appeared from of late? Most can't even string a coherent sentence together. Please bring back the Math test.
they are only little rockets.... what does it matter?