The U.S. Navy’s attack on an Iranian frigate, the IRIS Dena, on Wednesday was the first time an American submarine has sunk an enemy ship since World War II. But the Dena may not have been armed because it was returning from an international exercise in the Indian Ocean, and the U.S. Navy likely knew it because it was taking part in the same exercise.
Both the United States and Iran were taking part in the MILAN 2026 exercise, organized by the Indian Navy, on February 15–26, with the U.S. sending a maritime patrol aircraft and Iran sending the Dena. Iranian sailors from the ship paraded on land before India’s president.
Cruel, total-war tactics from a military that doesn't even need it given the huge size/technological advantage, while the politicians who beat the drum are too craven to say it's a war back home. Sounds about right for this gov't run by xbox gamers who spam the n-word.
Juxtapose the Venezuelan vessel compared to the iranian. While one was a tanker and the other a tool of warfare , both were similarly armed.
But they deployed a sub 2000 miles from theatre 9f operations hunting stalking targetng the lives of the Iranians . While the venezulaian tanker operation was targeting the oil.
One has value the other are lesser than us? Is that right?
I guess you cant seize an unarmed ship with a sub pete! And this ia just so badass
Fuck us. Sure, they're gonna love us just like "58 snd '79 p
Im really angry about this one. When the savage terrorist attacked the barracks iin Lebanon and killed all those americans it was barbarism that was not us. Well, guess what..
You know, their prophet liked em young supposedly. so what do we do ? Elect a dude who claims he cut ties with Epstein after he found out that the dude liked them young. weird thing is trump remained friends with John Casablanca after he had an affair with a 14-year-old girl . He leaned the teen modeling pageant farm aystem trick from casablancas . He also nominated Matt Gaetz AG after House committee had evidence he paid for trafficked sex workers some perhaps underage. But he cut ties with Epstein ? That would have been a first.
Down vote if you wish but were they supposed to wait until the ship was fully armed to attack it? I am against this war but you don't want to enter into a fair fight. You want any advantage you can get when fighting begins.
Yes. There is a code and wars should be fought with rules of enhancement. When I was in Afghanistan we had VERY specific rules of engagement, and there were significant consequences for anyone who violated that.
Just like you don’t shoot enemy combatants who are trying to surrender, this ship post no threat imminent threat to the sub or to any other allied forces in the region.
This is an illegal action perpetrated by a rogue administration whose only purpose is to distract from the fact that the president is a rapist and a pedophile.
In war any enemy warship is fair game whether armed or not (the exception being military hospital ships). It's an act of war, not a war crime. I bet you can't quote the paragraph from the Geneva Convention that says it is a war crime. Because it wasn't.
[OP] D-R-AZ | 13 hours ago
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The U.S. Navy’s attack on an Iranian frigate, the IRIS Dena, on Wednesday was the first time an American submarine has sunk an enemy ship since World War II. But the Dena may not have been armed because it was returning from an international exercise in the Indian Ocean, and the U.S. Navy likely knew it because it was taking part in the same exercise.
Both the United States and Iran were taking part in the MILAN 2026 exercise, organized by the Indian Navy, on February 15–26, with the U.S. sending a maritime patrol aircraft and Iran sending the Dena. Iranian sailors from the ship paraded on land before India’s president.
Defendyouranswer | 5 hours ago
I think its likely the US knows where all nations military assets are at all times.
obvilious | 12 hours ago
Likely knew it? If this is a war then you don’t know. If it’s not a war, then there are far bigger issues.
sumguysr | 6 hours ago
If it's a war there's supposed to be a declaration of war.
Defendyouranswer | 2 hours ago
The US hasn't declared war since ww2.
livehuman | an hour ago
That war happened almost a century ago.
Defendyouranswer | an hour ago
Yup, and the US hasn't formally declared war since. We didn't declare war on Iraq, Afghanistan or Vietnam either.
AdTop5424 | 41 minutes ago
That such a large number of the populace isn't familiar with the War Powers Act should probably not come as too much of a surprise.
Visual_Collar_8893 | 7 hours ago
It wasn’t a war.
power78 | 5 hours ago
they didn't disarm a whole frigate for an exercise. this is ridiculous
nmlep | 4 hours ago
Do you have any evidence contradicting the article or is that like, a gut feeling?
username_redacted | 13 hours ago
He’s so fucking stupid and evil
portlandlad | 9 hours ago
Are you talking about the alcoholic-fox-news-anchor or the fraudster-and-pedo-in-chief?
Enough-Butterfly6577 | 9 hours ago
Yes
resilindsey | 11 hours ago
Cruel, total-war tactics from a military that doesn't even need it given the huge size/technological advantage, while the politicians who beat the drum are too craven to say it's a war back home. Sounds about right for this gov't run by xbox gamers who spam the n-word.
Damnatus_Terrae | 10 hours ago
Eh, our size and technology advantage won't matter enough for this to be a winnable war. But total warfare won't make it any more winnable either.
apotheosis247 | 33 minutes ago
The goal in any battle is not to have a fair fight; it's overwhelming superiority.
YJeezy | 12 hours ago
Everyone downvoted me to hell for calling out this bitch move yesterday. Lets see if it happens here, too.
Advanced-Net-8119 | 2 hours ago
its a warship of a nation we are at war with
XTP666 | an hour ago
If you’re defending Trump and his cronies, you’re doing a piss poor job . The hard line is that this is NOT a war according to them.
mashedspudtato | 7 hours ago
Reading this made me sigh and shake my head in shame and disgust. Madmen are at the helm and congress cant be bothered to stop them.
TastefulAbortions | 11 hours ago
Juxtapose the Venezuelan vessel compared to the iranian. While one was a tanker and the other a tool of warfare , both were similarly armed. But they deployed a sub 2000 miles from theatre 9f operations hunting stalking targetng the lives of the Iranians . While the venezulaian tanker operation was targeting the oil. One has value the other are lesser than us? Is that right?
I guess you cant seize an unarmed ship with a sub pete! And this ia just so badass
Fuck us. Sure, they're gonna love us just like "58 snd '79 p
Im really angry about this one. When the savage terrorist attacked the barracks iin Lebanon and killed all those americans it was barbarism that was not us. Well, guess what..
You know, their prophet liked em young supposedly. so what do we do ? Elect a dude who claims he cut ties with Epstein after he found out that the dude liked them young. weird thing is trump remained friends with John Casablanca after he had an affair with a 14-year-old girl . He leaned the teen modeling pageant farm aystem trick from casablancas . He also nominated Matt Gaetz AG after House committee had evidence he paid for trafficked sex workers some perhaps underage. But he cut ties with Epstein ? That would have been a first.
Traveler_AZ | 9 hours ago
Down vote if you wish but were they supposed to wait until the ship was fully armed to attack it? I am against this war but you don't want to enter into a fair fight. You want any advantage you can get when fighting begins.
Mission-Driver1614 | 8 hours ago
Yes. There is a code and wars should be fought with rules of enhancement. When I was in Afghanistan we had VERY specific rules of engagement, and there were significant consequences for anyone who violated that.
Just like you don’t shoot enemy combatants who are trying to surrender, this ship post no threat imminent threat to the sub or to any other allied forces in the region.
This is an illegal action perpetrated by a rogue administration whose only purpose is to distract from the fact that the president is a rapist and a pedophile.
seasicksquid | 8 hours ago
Yes. Those are the rules of engagement. There is no need to engage a vessel that is literally not engaged.
Lorry_Al | 7 hours ago
In war any enemy warship is fair game whether armed or not (the exception being military hospital ships). It's an act of war, not a war crime. I bet you can't quote the paragraph from the Geneva Convention that says it is a war crime. Because it wasn't.
sonebai | 7 hours ago
Since when was this declared a war?
philbie | 13 hours ago
Wickked
dokushin | 10 hours ago
Yeah, fucking murder, great.
TheHamAndTheGuap | 5 hours ago
You sure those Iranian sailors weren't nazis? Iran , Aryan???