Is Iran Prepares To Shut Down Strait Of Hormuz

[Blackhawk2001]

Both of the above are the 64K dollar questions . Who knows what new weapons they (Iran) have yet to unveil ?

Sure skill and technology goes a long way but lucky shots ain't bad either .

Who knows the measure of their (Russia & China) resolve when it comes to stopping our meddling and imperialistic ways .

Their respective militaries are starting to work together more than they used to . I'm bettin that's a "clue" .

I hope you were being a bit sarcastic when you typed this. The US hasn't gobbled up and assimilated whole countries lately. Russian held most of Eastern Europe until they couldn't afford the armies to keep their power and they're flexing their muscles again. And China invaded and assimilated Tibet and is harassing shipping in the South China Sea. The US has no monopoly on "meddling" in the world.

 

[jeremy]

Closing the straits may not be as damaging as Iran would like it to be. Someone on the other side thought ahead.

New UAE pipeline bypasses Strait of Hormuz - Middle East - Al Jazeera English

The Oil being moved out of the Country is far less of a concern. The issue, is the daily commodities that are used to live there...

 

[lucky4034]

Really? One US aircraft carrier group says they don't. 75 odd aircraft blowing your ships up and downing your aircraft has a habit of making a country step back.

This... They can try, but I don't recommend it.

 

[Blackhawk2001]

This... They can try, but I don't recommend it.

I know I've read the Iranian strategy is thought to be "swarm attacks" and they're known to have Silkworm anti-ship missiles. I suppose if they massed enough vessels and attacked through weather poor enough that CAP wasn't available, they could make a big enough hole to accomplish their mission.

 

[88GT]

I hope you were being a bit sarcastic when you typed this. The US hasn't gobbled up and assimilated whole countries lately. Russian held most of Eastern Europe until they couldn't afford the armies to keep their power and they're flexing their muscles again. And China invaded and assimilated Tibet and is harassing shipping in the South China Sea. The US has no monopoly on "meddling" in the world.

We probably should have.

 

[PINski1015]

I know I've read the Iranian strategy is thought to be "swarm attacks" and they're known to have Silkworm anti-ship missiles. I suppose if they massed enough vessels and attacked through weather poor enough that CAP wasn't available, they could make a big enough hole to accomplish their mission.

They may be able to accomplish it, but how long could they maintain a hold on it? With 2 carrier groups in the area and a few countries that wouldn't take too kindly to that trade route being blocked I can't help thinking it would be suicide.

 

[Blackhawk2001]

They may be able to accomplish it, but how long could they maintain a hold on it? With 2 carrier groups in the area and a few countries that wouldn't take too kindly to that trade route being blocked I can't help thinking it would be suicide.

All they would need to do is sink a couple supertankers dead in the middle of the Straits to disrupt traffic for a long time. There would likely be severe consequences for doing so, but the Iranian leadership doesn't strike me as being especially rational. God Forbid they get a nuke and get it out near one of our carriers groups.