IRANIAN MEDIA: U.S. NAVY SHIPS NEAR STRAIT OF HORMUZ TARGETED BY MISSILE AND DRONES FROM ARMED FORCES
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The U.S. has struck Iranian forces before — in 1988's Operation Praying Mantis
On April 18, 1988, the U.S. Navy destroyed two Iranian oil platforms and sank or damaged 6 Iranian vessels in the Persian Gulf — the largest U.S. naval surface battle since WWII — also in response to Iranian aggression.
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The Strait of Hormuz is only 21 nautical miles wide at its narrowest!
Each direction of shipping uses a lane just 2 miles wide. Yet ~20% of the world's oil supply — around 20 million barrels per day — passes through it, making it the world's single most critical energy chokepoint.
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