The Iranian military intercepted an American combat landing ship and prepared to drown it.
The USS Bataan amphibious assault ship, which appeared in the Strait of Hormuz, was successfully intercepted by the Iranian Navy while entering the Strait of Hormuz. The corresponding video footage was presented by the Iranian military, who accompanied the American warship throughout the passage through the strait, while the Iranian coastal missile systems deployed in the area could easily destroy both the landing ship itself and the accompanying US Navy warships.
#IRGC filmed the USS Bataan entering the Strait of Hormuz several days ago # Iran pic.twitter.com/zmtSiJ1bWS
- Last Defender (@LastDef) April 5, 2020
It is known that the US military did not express any aggressive actions when passing through the Strait of Hormuz, obviously well aware of the grave consequences of any provocation. No provocative actions were also noticed by the Iranian military, who only accompanied the warship that entered the region without any early warning about the purpose of its visit.
# Iran Deploy Missile Launchers along Strait of Hormuz pic.twitter.com/qlNyqbPH92
- Last Defender (@LastDef) April 4, 2020
Earlier it became known that Iran deployed dozens of coastal missile systems along its entire coast, obviously intending to demonstrate to the United States its determination to stop any violation of its territorial waters, regardless of the cause.
Specialists, in turn, drew attention to the state of the American landing ship, which, judging by the presented video frames, is in far not the best condition.