I don't get that "Strait" discussion. Where does the Strait begin and end? If somehow the US Navy "opens" the Strait, what stops Iran to attack every ship moving in the direction of the Strait? Where does the "protection zone" start and end?

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cosmicgadget 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

That's exactly why the tanker escort promises were quickly abandoned.

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JumpCrisscross 12 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> Where does the Strait begin and end?

Practically speaking, the Musandam Peninsula [1]. Open that to the sea and you make everyone except Iraq and Kuwait happy.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musandam_Peninsula

	▲	angry_octet an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Much further than that. At least 200nm using drone ISR to cue Shaheeds, 500nm with satellite ISR. (With a 90kg warhead.) There are also many fishing vessels in the region, originating from a number of countries (e.g. Oman, Iran, Pakistan) which can report sightings of VLCCs. Once you have sighted the ship it is an undergrad project to implement target classification and recognition using off the shelf algorithms. It doesn't need a fast GPU because naval engagements are very slow, a cheap mobile phone can do it.

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j_maffe 13 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

at a range where short-range anti-ship missiles can reach ships from Iranian territory.

	▲	marcosdumay an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		So, the entire gulf? Actual short-range weapons can't cross the strait. The ones that can don't care much about the difference on the rest of the place.
	▲	angry_octet an hour ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Not even short range. With a sensor feed from an ally they can project into the Gulf of Oman, and via Yemen the entire BaM. Doubtful China would provide that because they want oil, but likely Russia would, because they want high oil prices and American humiliation.
	▲	Terr_ 13 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		And boats, amd submerged drones, and mines...

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thebeardredis 12 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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