Forces of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in the Persian Gulf. FILE IMAGE: IRNA
The Iranian Navy had forced an “American nuclear submarine” to surface in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian navy commander Admiral Shahram Irani told state television on April 20.
“The submarine was approaching the Strait of Hormuz in complete silence and under the water when it was spotted, identified, and intercepted by the Iranian Fateh submarine and was forced to go to the surface with destructive maneuvers and had to cross the Strait while remaining on the surface of the water,” said the admiral.
The admiral identified the submarine as USS Florida, adding that it violated Iran territorial waters. The United States Navy deployed the Ohio-class nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine in the Middle East earlier this month to support the Bahrain-based 5th Fleet.
“This submarine was doing its best, using all its capacities, to pass in total silence and without being detected,” Irani said. “We will certainly reflect to international bodies the fact that it had violated our border.”
In a statement to Reuters, the U.S. Navy denied the claims made by the Iranian Navy commander, describing the alleged encounter as “disinformation”.
“A U.S. submarine has not transited the Strait of Hormuz today or recently,” Commander Timothy Hawkins told the news agency. “The claim represents more Iranian disinformation that does not contribute to regional maritime security and stability.”
Tensions in the Persian Gulf began to rise after a deadly confrontation between U.S. troops and forces backed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that took place in Syria’s northeastern region late in March. The confrontation killed a U.S. military contractor and wounded 25 U.S. service members along with a second U.S. contractor. Eight Iranian-aliened fighters were also killed.
In early April, the Iranian Navy said it identified and warned off a U.S. Navy EP-3E intelligence plane outside the mouth of the gulf.
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A world without politicians would be a peaceful world and a civilized world.
I agree, the future is in direct democracy where people vote on major issues from their home computers and decide the policy of their nation. No more leaders, we will simply have technocrats who will implement the will of the people.
Direct democracy is a terrible idea. A “majority” would impose horrible conditions on a minority, up to snd including genocide. Without individual rights protected by law to constrain majority tyranny minority individuals and groups would be totally vulnerable. Checks on government authority are critically important and direct rule by majority mob is a terrible idea.
Wise words Jon.
A perfect example would be russian speakers in ukraine. They used to be protected by law.
Now they get himars lobbed at them just for speaking russian.
Cheers.
Our vices are vast and our virtues few. We need to somehow free our national policies from the tyranny of the deep state which pursues goals never endorsed by the people. The seeds of active evil are planted in the soil of government. The seeds of virtue can only grow in the soil of a God fearing people who humble themselves to moral authority that is from God, and we know this because it’s universal across all faiths.
How do we do this?
What’s God got to do with it.? Gods only a matter of faith. And why do I have to fear God?
… because He’ll kick your hairy arse up through your teeth if you don’t.
Look at the structure of your own hand: every bone, ligament, tendon, blood vessel all performing a specific purpose: in perfect unison and almost instantly as you think it to move it does. Do you honestly believe that all the tissues just randomly assembled themselves into the remarkable physiological marvel that allows us to change the world to our liking? No it had to be the greatest of Intellect to create simply a human hand.
So would a world without the sheep that do the fighting for the politicians
There will never be peace as long as religions are practiced.
No there will never be peace as long as religions of the world are not allowed to make Peace together- by those who prosper from war and suffering.
US foreign policy living in denial.
Needless to say… This is a “BIG DEAL”…
And much like the F-117 that was brought down by an antiquated BUK SA missile in 1999, it means “back to the drawing board” for GD/Electric Boat that will be spending much… much…. more money on a multi-billion platform that has a much bigger security hole to fill than a “stealth fighter”
It was S-125, Neva. Not Buk. Credits to Yugoslav (Serbian) army.
Looks like Iran has a hydrophone network and can reliably track ships and submarines transiting the Persian Gulf.
Getting harder and harder for them sneaky c#$T’s to get away with being sneaky c#$ts
b******* Iran did f*** all. stupid mollahs talking rubbish again 💨🤡
They really did it. New Mycro hydantic system. Chineese version. Anti submarine filtration systems . They did it yeah . Mr Atillosh.
Israel can go from middle east to Canada. CANADA is very big land. More water too. Region will be in peace after that. Do it.
You have blue-water navies, you have brown-water navies, and then you have outboard-navies…
The plus and minus checks for the comments are all messed up. You click positive and the negatives grow instead . WTF.
cia bots. they are retards that think we care about it. lol.
The Americans’ denials have given Iran plausible deniability.
Next time they detect an American submarine within Iran’s territorial waters, they should just sink it.