An Iranian Navy Jamaran-class warship has been struck by US forces during the opening phase of Operation Epic Fury, with US Central Command stating the vessel is sinking at a pier in Chah Bahar on the Gulf of Oman.
In a statement, CENTCOM said the ship was hit as part of coordinated strikes that began on 28 February, targeting Iranian military infrastructure including command and control facilities, air defences, missile and drone launch sites, and military airfields.
The command described the vessel as a Jamaran-class corvette. The Jamaran class, also known as the Moudge class, displaces around 1,500 tonnes and is equipped for anti-surface, anti-air and anti-submarine warfare. The lead ship of the class entered service in 2010 and is among the most capable domestically built surface combatants in the Iranian fleet.
CENTCOM stated that following the initial wave of strikes, US and partner forces defended against what it described as hundreds of Iranian missile and drone attacks. It said there were no reports of US casualties and that damage to US installations was minimal.
A social media post from CENTCOM showed a graphic identifying the Jamaran-class vessel and its reported location in southeastern Iran. The command did not immediately provide further detail the extent of damage beyond stating the ship was sinking.
An Iranian missile also struck a french naval base at Abu Dhabi.
Lets see if they can find their stones and send one or two back in response
“Hey chat what should I call this Operation? I know ‘Op Epic Fury lololol!11!!”
FFS. That’s got Kegsbreath written all over it.
Operation Epstein Distraction would be more accurate…
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Do you think it even occurs to these Gulf Arab states to fight back themselves, even a teensy weensy bit, when Iran uses them of missile practice?
The Saudi’s have threatened just that.
We will probably have their guys in action relatively shortly, since Iran’s big brain plan seems to be piss everyone off in the region and beyond
I am a assuming that right now they are restraining, to avoid blue on blue incidents with US or Israeli forces.
I don’t see how playing whack a mole with the Iranian leadership is going to change anything. For anything to change it will be necessary to entirely destroy the Revolutionary Guard and the culture which supports it, and that will require a lot of boots on the ground. I don’t think the Iranians can do that for themselves.
You’re being logical, that’s not a strength of the current American administration…
I have seen a ariel photo of this Corvette on fire.
She is moored next to two other ships which appear undamaged.
Wondering why they were not hit to.
They probably spun up the radar and maybe locked onto something USN.
AShM or gunnery was then inevitable.
Demonstration completed.