Saturday, May 18, 2024

Operation Praying Mantis

 On 1988, after a U.S ship had sustained minor damages with no casualties due to an Iranian mine, the United States responded so heavily that they wiped out half of the Iranian navy.
Iran was so upset that they ended up suing the United States but the International Court of Justice dismissed all charges.

It was also reportedly said that a Russian ship was present during the conflict- but they watched the whole scene unfolding.






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