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Iran has indicated they will only target ships tied to countries that are involved in the conflict. That likely means US and Israel. Unclear if countries like
by donalhunt 6mo ago
Iran has indicated they will only target ships tied to countries that are involved in the conflict.
That likely means US and Israel. Unclear if countries like the UK that are facilitating the US through use of their bases would be considered legitimate targets (likely yes).
- lukan 6mo agoUnfortunately Iran's leadership is in a bit of distress and communication disrupted, and "involved in the conflict" is a very broad term - so they do make some effort to get chinese oil out, but any ship not asking for explicit permission from Iran - will have some great risk of being targeted. Remember, the strait is not Iranian property, but International waters. So no one would have to ask them for permission, but that is the way it is and most do not risk it (insurance won't cover).
- imadierich 6mo ago[dead]
- fc417fc802 6mo ago> the strait is not Iranian property, but International waters That seems to depend on who you ask. Iran has expressed a differing opinion on the matter and appears to be capable of striking the area in practice.
- Kwpolska 6mo agoNah, the narrowest points are below 24 nautical miles, so all ships need to pass through Iran and/or Oman's territorial waters (12 nmi each).
- Pay08 6mo agoThat's not how mines work. They don't only explode on people you want them to explode on.
- catlifeonmars 6mo agoThat’s not fundamental to how mines work. You could arm/disarm them remotely, either manually or via transponder. But I assume most mines are not like this.
- Pay08 6mo agoThe problem is that it's to my knowledge very difficult to know where maritime mines are, since they get swept around by currents.
- bigyabai 6mo agoCAPTOR is your solution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_60_CAPTOR https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_60_CAPTOR $130,000 a pop in 1980s money, probably even cheaper if you have trade inroads with China and a bunch of 533mm torpedos sitting around in storage.
- torginus 6mo agoI'm not a military guy, but I would think you can make mines nowadays that do exactly that.
- Pay08 6mo agoWith what communication protocol? Does high-frequency radio have the range for that?
- torginus 6mo agoI was thinking you could run a fiber optic cable. Those have proven themselves to work over 10s of miles in Ukraine with drones.
- beedeebeedee 6mo agoThat’s an interesting idea. I think the fiber optics for drones works because it is only used once over a short period of time. It seems like a cable connected to a mine could be easily disrupted by dragging an anchor with a small robot boat. And as another commenter noted, mines get moved by currents, so the cable could get tangled and snap.