Quote from: K-Dog on Apr 25, 2026, 10:17 PMTASNIMNEWS.IR • 2026-04-25
US Warned of Iran’s Severe Response to Piracy
The Khatam al-Anbia Central Headquarters of Iran warned that continued acts of blockade and maritime piracy by the United States will trigger a strong response from the Iranian Armed Forces.
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One wonders what a "strong" response to the blockade & piracy would be? Will they attempt an attack on an FSoA Navy boat? That would seem to be pretty hard to succeed at, given they are hanging out well outside the straight in International Waters in the Gulf of Oman. Failing at the attack would make them look weak & give Trumpolini opportunity to boast about his powerful navy and Poseidon like omnipotence over the sea.
So, either they have to be pretty certain they can succeed with such an attack, or choose something pretty substantial that at least makes impressive video to substitute. Blowing up a major Saudi or Kuwaiti refinery or storage facility would make pretty spectacular video if they could manage that, but also pretty tough I imagine. Maybe the Houthis could manage an attack on an LNG transport of their coast? One of those blowing up would really make good video.
How about a big terror bombing in Europe or in the FSoA? That could backfire with negative PR if a lot of civilians get waxed. It needs to be something that attacks infrastructure, not people. A cyber attack on the FSoA electrical grid or the banking system could work, if they have hackers good enough to pull it off.
Just have to wait & see I guess.
RE