(Iran) After yesterdays explosions on two oil tankers traversing the Arabian gulf.
The US government has released a video of Iranian naval forces sidling along side one of the stricken tankers and removing a limpet mine which had apparently failed to detonate, but which had forced the crew to abandon ship.
Video recorded by U.S aircraft of an IRGC Gashti-class patrol boat removing an unexploded limpet mine from M/T Kokuka Courageous. Courageous suffered an explosion while in #GulfofOman. Her 21 crew members were rescued by #USNavy destroyer #USSBainbridge. https://t.co/YpiEUALHWj pic.twitter.com/rjWKJN0qcf— U.S. Navy (@USNavy) 14 June 2019
Naturally the Iranians have denied doing so, which is strange from a nation which has shouting out loud that they would shut down the entrance to the Arabian Gulf if the world doesn't do as it demands and has done so in the past, resulting in Operation Praying Mantis in 1988 where the US Navy decided to bitchslap the Mad Mullahs.نشاهد بالاحمر مدفع 23ملم— Eng. Talal Alazmi 🇸🇦 (@ENG_TALAZMI) 14 June 2019
ونشاهد بالاخضر تصميم قمرة القيادة
ونشاهد بالازرق تصميم مقدمة القارب
وبالاصفر نشاهد اجهزة الاتصال pic.twitter.com/hzKdAF2JAW
However it now transpires that before the wee Iranian boat went alongside the Kokura Courageous, they had noticed the US drone flying above and launched a surface to air missile at it. it missed, but it did ensure that the UAV kept a healthy distance from the de mining operation and now it has been reported that the Iranians have surrounded the Kokura Courageous and are refusing rescue tugs from towing her to port.
