What people either don't understand or are intentionally ignoring is that Iran does not need a navy in order to shut down the straight. Launch some sunburns at tankers passing through the straight and sink them, that would greatly hamper shipping through there. The Russians gave Iran the S-400 anti aircraft defense systems along with sunburns while at the same time claiming a delay in shipment. The west has no answer for these anti-ship missiles, They fly under radar height and are supersonic. They are designed to sink warships quickly. What good is our navy if it's sitting at the bottom of the Persian Gulf?
Quoting: thadividedsky yes, but if they do that, they get paid a nice visit fro the US Air Force with the moral authority and capability to reduce everything they care about to a smoking crater rather quickly.
and they cannot do shit about it
Our airforce has never had to face a defense system such as the S-400. It could be a complete failure or it could mean our airforce gets obliterated, it's a wait and see how it pans out situation right there.
As for capability, how quickly the past is forgotten.
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"Iran has begun building a copy of the US surveillance drone it captured last year, after breaking its encryption codes, Iranian officials say.
"The Americans should be aware to what extent we have infiltrated the plane," General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, military aerospace chief said.
The RQ-170 Sentinel was shown on Iranian state television last December.
Tehran says it was brought down using electronic warfare; Washington says it malfunctioned.
US Senator Joe Lieberman dismissed the claim that a copy was being made as "Iranian bluster" saying, "they're on the defensive because of our economic sanctions against them".
But Gen Hajizadeh said: "Our experts have full understanding of its components and programmes." "
