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MarineCombatEngineer

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9. And I suspect that's what would happen,

Reply to IronLionZion (Reply #8)

Tue Feb 24, 2026, 10:13 PM

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either the US Navy boards and seizes the ship or sinks it.

If Iran manages to either damage a US Navy ship, whether or not it's justified, I would have to support a military action, up to and including a total destruction of Iran's "Navy".

This is speaking from a military point of view.

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