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The US Navy strike that crushed Iran after a mine nearly sank an American frigate

After USS Samuel B. Roberts was ripped open by an Iranian mine in April 1988, the U.S. Navy launched Operation Praying Mantis to punish Iran’s naval forces in the Persian Gulf. American warships, ...
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US Navy Iran fleet: What really happened & history’s echoes

– The Latest Confrontation: US Navy Strikes on Iran’s Fleet – A Blast from the Past: Operation Praying Mantis (1988) – Iranian Naval Strategy & the Rise of Drone Carriers – Parallels & Divergences: ...