{"id":93991,"date":"2020-01-04T16:28:40","date_gmt":"2020-01-04T20:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=93991"},"modified":"2020-01-04T16:28:40","modified_gmt":"2020-01-04T20:28:40","slug":"iranians-want-an-operation-praying-mantis-rematch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=93991","title":{"rendered":"Iranians Want an Operation Praying Mantis Rematch"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A comparison of what President Obama and President Trump sent to Iran. (r\/The_Donald\/SP Adobe Spark\/@skyrider4438\/Turning Point USA)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Would the Iranians be crazy enough to do it? The new leadership, that replaced the one that was taken out, is familiar with the Iraq-Iran war. This was also near the time when Operation Praying Mantis took place. During the engagement, the Iranian Navy did not perform as advertised.<\/p>\n

However, they had been conducting maritime drills in the past few years involving fast attack boats and other naval assets. An Iranian commander in charge of the Iranian forces that cover the Straight of Hormuz stated that American warships are among the targets that they have identified.<\/p>\n

From the American Military News:<\/span><\/p>\n

Gen. Gholamali Abuhamzeh, the commander of IRGC forces near the Strait of Hormuz, said those U.S. warships were some of the 35 U.S. targets Iran has identified for attacks in the region, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n

Abuhamzeh’s threats come in response to Thursday’s U.S. airstrikes that killed of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the leader of the IRGC’s Quds Force. Iranian leaders have since vowed to exact ‘severe revenge’ for Soleimani’s death.<\/p>\n

“The Strait of Hormuz is a vital point for the West and a large number of American destroyers and warships cross there … vital American targets in the region have been identified by Iran since long time ago … some 35 U.S. targets in the region as well as Tel Aviv are within our reach,” Abuhamzeh said in a statement first circulated by Iran’s Tasnim news agency.<\/p>\n

USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group in November conducted military drills in the vital Strait of Hormuz, which acts a chokepoint for maritime access through the Persian Gulf.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The reality is that the economic sanctions that President Trump has placed on Iran are having an effect. The Iranians could not afford to fight a war as this would accelerate the draining of their limited, and draining, financial resources.<\/p>\n

Contrary to mainstream media reporting, a large percent of the Iranian population actually celebrated the killing of the general, and are opposed to the Iranian regime. Many among the Iraqi population also celebrated. However, the ones that demonstrated against the United States received more media attention.<\/p>\n

You can read details<\/a> on American Military News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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