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2026-03-03 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

US military blasts Iranian warship in new video, says regime has ''ZERO'' left in Gulf of Oman

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Posted by Fred 2026-03-03 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1874 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

1 But, but, we have speed boats!

Posted by chris 2026-03-03 04:31|| 2026-03-03 04:31|| Front Page Top

2 If you check Maritime Traffic, you will see that the Straits are actually closed. The insurance rates are tripled. The Iranian Navy was irrelevant. The shore launched drones are not. Hormuz is a lot narrower than the Red Sea and the Iranian coast is long and contains a lot of places to launch UAV attacks from. I’m sure we knew this would happen.

Posted by Super Hose 2026-03-03 06:19|| 2026-03-03 06:19|| Front Page Top

3 They didn't dawdle on their way back from naval exercises off South Africa. Didn't work out so well for them. I had wondered if they had tried docking at a neutral port for the duration. Not sure if that legalism is honored any more.

Posted by Clem+Elmish4239 2026-03-03 07:08|| 2026-03-03 07:08|| Front Page Top

4 Iran's drone 'mothership' used to launch attacks on Western allies and bases is obliterated in US strike

Posted by Skidmark 2026-03-03 09:24|| 2026-03-03 09:24|| Front Page Top

5 Some remarkably bad luck, the 103rd flotilla of the Iranian Navy (IRIS Makran, IRIS Naqdi of the Iranian Navy and the Shahid Mahdavi helicopter carrier IRGC Navy) arrived back at their home port in Iran Friday, looks like shortly before the attacks began. They had recently participated in exercises off South Africa and the fleet gathering in India.

Posted by Chantry 2026-03-03 10:45|| 2026-03-03 10:45|| Front Page Top

6 Link for my previous post.

Posted by Chantry 2026-03-03 10:50|| 2026-03-03 10:50|| Front Page Top

7 https://caspianpost.com/iran/iran-s-naval-flotilla-completes-100-day-sea-mission

Posted by Chantry 2026-03-03 10:50|| 2026-03-03 10:50|| Front Page Top

8 You clearly have mastered the technique, dear Chantry. Well done!

Posted by trailing wife 2026-03-03 15:54|| 2026-03-03 15:54|| Front Page Top

9 ***BREAKING***
“I have hereby declared that the area of water formerly known as the Persian Gulf will from now on be called the Donald J Trump Memorial Boating Pond

Thank you for your attention to this matter! ”

Posted by Clem+Elmish4239 2026-03-03 19:29|| 2026-03-03 19:29|| Front Page Top

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