"Almost 20 years ago, in 2007, the Iranian Revolutionary Government kidnapped 15 members of the British Royal Navy and other British Marine personnel. The Iranians claimed that the British vessel had strayed from Iraqi waters into Iranian territorial waters.
"And so for almost two weeks the Iranians used the captured Brits as pawns, paraded them on their nightly TV shows, and forced the captives as well as the British government into a grovelling, humiliating apology. Eventually the captured Brits were returned home with some humiliating goody-bags.
"I suspect that the story will be different today if the Iranian navy attempts to capture any American vessels. If they try that in the days to come they should expect a very different sort of outcome."
"This week President Trump announced that an American “armada” was heading towards Iran, ready to get there by this morning. The vessels include the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier. As the President pointed out, the fleet he has sent towards Iran was not only moving “quickly, with great power, enthusiasm, and purpose” but is larger than the fleet he recently sent to Venezuela.
"A pointed reminder to the Mullahs.
"Of course the bellicose Iranian regime responded in its usual fashion. One senior advisor to Iran´s “Supreme Leader” claimed that if America were to strike Iranian targets the response from Iran would be “immediate, comprehensive and unprecedented.” . . .
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