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Melon

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19. On Tuesday the US Navy destroyed 16 Iranian vessels capable of laying mines.

Wed Mar 11, 2026, 01:11 AM

17 hrs ago

The navy is watching for this. Iran is quickly losing anything that floats. We have a mine sweeper, USS Canberra, in the area plus they deploy varies mine sensors and measures..

https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/us-israel-iran-war-2026?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqeznNmHKvJt7uWqsz5LdtKCDR7VFDQ18GqS96u6UtHaPSDpIHayVxHvL-um6QQ%3D&gaa_ts=69b0fbd9&gaa_sig=jazsbZJKsP5LBiKrQQzdr4Pr1oncGiMGSa7WvXO9l_qlFIyxfjFce6k7IGNNfqNcDCULKcRoeiJmDuAd8qK3nA%3D%3D

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Iran begins mining Strait of Hormuz as Washington's tanker escort claim collapses [View all] SamuelTheThird Yesterday OP

Three US carrier groups on station - those mines will be cleared in a jiffy. By satellite, they know anywhere ... marble falls Yesterday #1

Mines can be deployed by drones SamuelTheThird Yesterday #2

If I hadn't been USN, I might think the same way. Any drone big enough to plant a naval mine is on radar, ... marble falls Yesterday #6

That doesn't matter SamuelTheThird 20 hrs ago #7

You watch too much TV. When was the last time a Navy ship hit a mine, let alone sunk by one? When was the last time ... marble falls 20 hrs ago #9

Where did I say anything about sinking a navy ship? SamuelTheThird 20 hrs ago #10

Do you think there will be travel by commercial ships without USN coverage ... marble falls 19 hrs ago #12

lol SamuelTheThird 18 hrs ago #14

And making personal slurs in the face of facts and truth doen't do a thing for any discussion. ... marble falls 18 hrs ago #15

Personal slurs? SamuelTheThird 18 hrs ago #16

This will end very quickly once the Navy is in place. This is one of the busiest trade routes, maybe the second ... marble falls 18 hrs ago #17

'Out of hundreds of freighters going both ways' SamuelTheThird 18 hrs ago #18

Get a map. Learn about mining. Buy a clue. marble falls 10 hrs ago #34

Who gives a shit? SamuelTheThird 6 hrs ago #36

We'll just tie powerful magnets sarisataka Yesterday #3

But, but, the marmalade shartcannon told us Brother Buzz Yesterday #4

Damn, I forgot that sarisataka Yesterday #5

Message auto-removed Name removed 9 hrs ago #35

So the war is pretty much completely over Johonny 20 hrs ago #8

Pardon my ignorance Takket 20 hrs ago #11

They haven't grifted enough from panic induced oil futures. Give it a week of two after the market gets a grip ... marble falls 19 hrs ago #13

We are. Posted link below. 16 more vessels sunk Tuesday. It's a turkey shoot. Melon 17 hrs ago #20

On Tuesday the US Navy destroyed 16 Iranian vessels capable of laying mines. Melon 17 hrs ago #19

Assuming that is true SamuelTheThird 17 hrs ago #21

Naval vessels including the little speedboats was a couple hundred at the start. Not 1000's. Melon 17 hrs ago #22

A mine doesn't need to 'sink' a ship to cause complete economic havoc SamuelTheThird 17 hrs ago #23

Well.....let's see what happens. There are hundreds and hundreds of ships just waiting or anchored Melon 17 hrs ago #25

They won't do much? SamuelTheThird 16 hrs ago #32

Iran has a large fleet of miniature 7man subs that have both torpedo and mine laying capabilities. I wonder if those are yaesu 16 hrs ago #28

Trump and his sordid crew have been blowing up boats for months now. Surely they don't begrudge Iran to do the same! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 17 hrs ago #24

One of many reasons not to elect a narcissistic psychopath is that they might RockRaven 17 hrs ago #26

And then there's this... US destroys mine laying vessels WarGamer 17 hrs ago #27

Problem solved! SamuelTheThird 16 hrs ago #29

I guess we'll find out soon WarGamer 16 hrs ago #30

well after billions and billions spent they just hit another ship SamuelTheThird 16 hrs ago #31

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