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  • Razia (She/Her)@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
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    7 days ago

    PressTV: Two missiles hit US Navy vessel after it ignored Iran’s warning: Report

    https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/05/04/768028/Two-missiles-hit-US-Navy-vessel-after-it-ignored-Iran-s-warning-Report

    So this just happened! Looks like this time around they ignored Iran’s warnings for just a little bit too long when playing chicken with the Hormuz defences and didn’t turn around in time.

    CENTCOM is denying this but it’s being reported by Fars and Al-Jazeera as well, I imagine we’ll have more information soon. I’d love to find out what weapons were used and the circumstances of the strike - I’m assuming that this is an Arleigh Burke. Sending in a ship for this kind of high-risk political signaling must be really unpopular in US military circles, no faster way to tank morale than to take wild and unjustified risks with sailors’ lives for media stunts.

    This could spark out of control fast unless the US decides to continue denying it to save face and then de-escalates. Let’s see.