Awful stuff for sure and quite possibly illegal. I doubt it was unarmed, it would be highly unusual for any Navy ship, of any country to be unarmed. War of any kind is the pinnacle of human stupidity, but Iran with it’s extremist theocracy was a carbuncle on the thigh of humanity.
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metaxaskid on
Heard this ship was unarmed and part of a military exercise with Indian and the US. The US took it as an opportunity to attack it while on its way back to Iran.
Speedy89t on
The real facepalm here is the whiny text in the video.
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martyls on
YOU SUNK MY BATTLE SHIP!!!
ZonaDesertRat on
I’m not a supporter of this illegal war, but this was/is a valid target, in war. Combatant vessels are always valid targets, if not considered Hors de Combat, which wouldn’t apply to this ship in this state.
EuphoricCrashOut on
War Crimes America
ColonelBoogie on
If the commander of the vessel was concerned about the life of his crew, he could have surrendered the ship to the US in India. The ship was a completely valid military target. The US had no capacity, and thus no responsibility, to conduct rescue operations. Every sailor knows that the moment they leave port, they are vulnerable to the enemies of their nation.
“Key activities included *Surface Firings*, Anti Air & Anti-Submarine Warfare Exercises, Cross Deck Helicopter Operations and Aircraft Carrier Operations.”
Sure sounds to me like they were armed.
While it may not have been actively engaged in combat at that specific moment, it was on its way back to Iran and would most likely be engaged in combat at that time. That likely makes it a valid target for this operation.
Bassman437 on
So my country just out here committing war crimes. Also India was in on it. Disgusting behavior. Also realize with the Epstein files they obviously treat Americans the same way they do people in foreign countries. USA is just one big Ponzi scheme with the judge also being in on it so no one goes to jail. All as the American dollar is collapsing and while funding and arming the Kurds to create a civil war in Iran. All fueled on my tax dollar.
Specialist-Garbage94 on
Is it that US can be on the offensive? I’m no fan of this war or the administration. But thing about combat is someone has to start it. When the US does we are war criminals. When terrorists do. It’s well what did you expect?
habbadee on
We are just begging for 9/11 v2, aren’t we?
Pretend_College_8446 on
This is the military equivalent of shooting a lady in the face 3x while she’s driving away from you. Utterly shameful, but not exactly surprising. I’m so ashamed of this country right now
Harvest827 on
Just throw this on the pile of investigations in the next Congress
Ihatebacon88 on
What a deplorable and evil thing the US government just did. Fucking disgusting.
RobotVo1ce on
Cool, this is a conspiracy theory sub now.
modiddly on
Yeah sure. A unarmed warship mid war. Ok..
mygoalistomakeulol on
The game of thrones writers “they just sorta forgot Iran was at war”
dervishman2000 on
An act of War…oh wait, we aren’t at war…what?
HotGravy on
Ill be down in a few min
Tik__Tik on
No one feels bad for the US blowing up a warship. There are plenty of other actual tragedies happening around the world. You don’t need to manufacture more outrage.
Thisplaceisaight on
Yeah, sure let’s send our warship unarmed out for “training” during an actual war lmao this didn’t happen.
MyGoodDood22 on
I don’t want this war
Under the Law of Armed Conflict, a state of war creates a *kill on sight* rule for military equipment.
The LoAC is basically a gentleman’s agreement that both the United Nations and the International Criminal Court recognize, but they use it for very different purposes.
Since Operation Epic Fury started on February 28, the United States and Iran are officially in a state of active hostilities.
In this legal framework, any enemy warship is a valid target the moment it is identified.
It does not matter if the ship is currently attacking or just sailing peacefully in international waters.
I don’t want this war. I don’t condone this war.
Maximum_Overdrive on
This is propaganda!
Muddykipperus on
Congrats everyone, we’re now the bad guys
TheTimespirit on
Legal.
Hothroy on
These embarrassingly stupid comments are the facepalm my gosh.
DHunt88 on
naw, thats apretty good fate for it
ningyna on
Bots are out in force!
JustDave62 on
Those Epstein files must really be something
TheSomerandomguy on
If they intending on laying down their arms, they could’ve sailed into a nearby port and been safely interned there. The ship was a justified military target. Also, they don’t send out warships “unarmed”
kakarot98 on
Im pretty upset we attacked iran. That being said and despite what the administration is saying, this is war, not playground tag. If you get an opportunity to take out a main component of the enemies military, you do it… even if it isnt carrying munitions. Its still a vessel of war.
Logical-Advertising2 on
So – one thing I am 100% on is that ship was not “unarmed”. They sail with SOLAS pyrotechnics, force protection small arms and the basic magazine stock. When a ship deploys it will be fully armed with Ops stock but they still always have their basics. Likey that ship didn’t have any rocket propelled munitions as per Indias supposed requested but the main cannon 100% had rounds available.
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On its way to kill?
Very unfortunate then..
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Easier to explain than ambushing a jetliner.
Awful stuff for sure and quite possibly illegal. I doubt it was unarmed, it would be highly unusual for any Navy ship, of any country to be unarmed. War of any kind is the pinnacle of human stupidity, but Iran with it’s extremist theocracy was a carbuncle on the thigh of humanity.
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Heard this ship was unarmed and part of a military exercise with Indian and the US. The US took it as an opportunity to attack it while on its way back to Iran.
The real facepalm here is the whiny text in the video.
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YOU SUNK MY BATTLE SHIP!!!
I’m not a supporter of this illegal war, but this was/is a valid target, in war. Combatant vessels are always valid targets, if not considered Hors de Combat, which wouldn’t apply to this ship in this state.
War Crimes America
If the commander of the vessel was concerned about the life of his crew, he could have surrendered the ship to the US in India. The ship was a completely valid military target. The US had no capacity, and thus no responsibility, to conduct rescue operations. Every sailor knows that the moment they leave port, they are vulnerable to the enemies of their nation.
According to this website: https://www.ifrmilan26.com/
“Key activities included *Surface Firings*, Anti Air & Anti-Submarine Warfare Exercises, Cross Deck Helicopter Operations and Aircraft Carrier Operations.”
Sure sounds to me like they were armed.
While it may not have been actively engaged in combat at that specific moment, it was on its way back to Iran and would most likely be engaged in combat at that time. That likely makes it a valid target for this operation.
So my country just out here committing war crimes. Also India was in on it. Disgusting behavior. Also realize with the Epstein files they obviously treat Americans the same way they do people in foreign countries. USA is just one big Ponzi scheme with the judge also being in on it so no one goes to jail. All as the American dollar is collapsing and while funding and arming the Kurds to create a civil war in Iran. All fueled on my tax dollar.
Is it that US can be on the offensive? I’m no fan of this war or the administration. But thing about combat is someone has to start it. When the US does we are war criminals. When terrorists do. It’s well what did you expect?
We are just begging for 9/11 v2, aren’t we?
This is the military equivalent of shooting a lady in the face 3x while she’s driving away from you. Utterly shameful, but not exactly surprising. I’m so ashamed of this country right now
Just throw this on the pile of investigations in the next Congress
What a deplorable and evil thing the US government just did. Fucking disgusting.
Cool, this is a conspiracy theory sub now.
Yeah sure. A unarmed warship mid war. Ok..
The game of thrones writers “they just sorta forgot Iran was at war”
An act of War…oh wait, we aren’t at war…what?
Ill be down in a few min
No one feels bad for the US blowing up a warship. There are plenty of other actual tragedies happening around the world. You don’t need to manufacture more outrage.
Yeah, sure let’s send our warship unarmed out for “training” during an actual war lmao this didn’t happen.
I don’t want this war
Under the Law of Armed Conflict, a state of war creates a *kill on sight* rule for military equipment.
The LoAC is basically a gentleman’s agreement that both the United Nations and the International Criminal Court recognize, but they use it for very different purposes.
Since Operation Epic Fury started on February 28, the United States and Iran are officially in a state of active hostilities.
In this legal framework, any enemy warship is a valid target the moment it is identified.
It does not matter if the ship is currently attacking or just sailing peacefully in international waters.
I don’t want this war. I don’t condone this war.
This is propaganda!
Congrats everyone, we’re now the bad guys
Legal.
These embarrassingly stupid comments are the facepalm my gosh.
naw, thats apretty good fate for it
Bots are out in force!
Those Epstein files must really be something
If they intending on laying down their arms, they could’ve sailed into a nearby port and been safely interned there. The ship was a justified military target. Also, they don’t send out warships “unarmed”
Im pretty upset we attacked iran. That being said and despite what the administration is saying, this is war, not playground tag. If you get an opportunity to take out a main component of the enemies military, you do it… even if it isnt carrying munitions. Its still a vessel of war.
So – one thing I am 100% on is that ship was not “unarmed”. They sail with SOLAS pyrotechnics, force protection small arms and the basic magazine stock. When a ship deploys it will be fully armed with Ops stock but they still always have their basics. Likey that ship didn’t have any rocket propelled munitions as per Indias supposed requested but the main cannon 100% had rounds available.