Once you use mines, you have to assume there is always mines.
Correct, which is the incentive for Iran to claim this is a sea mine. They would like ships to believe the Omani route being used by US CentCom is mined
This wasn’t even an IED, it was a projectile per the article.
Iran is a large mountainous country, with tons of places to hide launchers, all within range of the strait. And unlike Afghanistan, it’s a very well educated country capable of producing its own sophisticated weapons. There’s a reason Russia of all countries turned to them for help against Ukraine.
These aren’t improvised explosives, they’re carefully engineered. There’s a reason why the west has long avoided direct confrontation with Iran, most recognized the tar baby situation a war would cause. They’re not some country utterly reliant on cold war stockpiles to conduct war.
Wow! It’s amazing what a totally obliterated military can do.
IEDs are cheap and easy. This will go one as long as they want. Nothing can be done about it now.
Once you use mines, you have to assume there is always mines. Oil prices will never go down now. Insurances companies will see to that.
IEDs are not being used in this war so far
You can not use an IED sea mine. They need to meet some specific engineering requirements to be effective
Evidence indicates this was a projectile attack, not a sea mine as Iran claimed
Correct, which is the incentive for Iran to claim this is a sea mine. They would like ships to believe the Omani route being used by US CentCom is mined
This wasn’t even an IED, it was a projectile per the article.
Iran is a large mountainous country, with tons of places to hide launchers, all within range of the strait. And unlike Afghanistan, it’s a very well educated country capable of producing its own sophisticated weapons. There’s a reason Russia of all countries turned to them for help against Ukraine.
These aren’t improvised explosives, they’re carefully engineered. There’s a reason why the west has long avoided direct confrontation with Iran, most recognized the tar baby situation a war would cause. They’re not some country utterly reliant on cold war stockpiles to conduct war.