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>US had also attacked Iran assets in the year before after one US ship was damaged by Iranian mines. Wasn't this in Iranian territorial waters. I don't quite s
by modo_mario 3y ago
>US had also attacked Iran assets in the year before after one US ship was damaged by Iranian mines.
Wasn't this in Iranian territorial waters. I don't quite see how that held up as a justification for the retaliations.
- areyousure 3y ago> Wasn't this in Iranian territorial waters. In case anyone is curious, the topic of discussion appears to be https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Samuel_B._Roberts_(FFG-58)#1988_deployment_and_mine_strike https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Samuel_B._Roberts_(FFG-58)... All sources appear to indicate that the mine was in international waters.