Despite nationwide protests, the Islamic Republic remains as belligerent in the international arena as it has always been. This could be evidence that the mullahs aren’t in the least worried about being overthrown, or simply evidence that they want to give the appearance of being unworried. “US Navy Ships Caught a Fishing Boat Smuggling Over […]
Navy, Coast Guard intercept boat carrying 180 tons of Iranian explosive material to Yemen
Headed for Yemen to use against Saudi Arabia. “Navy, Coast Guard intercept boat with 180 tons of Iranian explosive material headed to Yemen,” by Courtney Kube, NBC News, November 14, 2022: After explosives experts examined the boat and off-loaded the explosive material and Yemeni crew members, the U.S. military sank the boat in the Gulf […]
Persian Gulf: U.S. Navy fires warning shots in tense encounter with Iran, second in a month
This is the second incident of its kind this month. Iran has been getting bolder and flaunting its military might, particularly since Joe Biden took office. As a rule, jihadists will engage in violence once they think they can get away with it, and escalate in relation to the perceived weakness of their foes. That […]
Navy Investigation: Pensacola Jihadi Murdered People Because of the Navy’s ‘Toxic Microclimate’
My latest in PJ Media: What causes jihad terror attacks? As far as the U.S. Navy is concerned, a primary cause is apparently people who say mean things. On Friday, the Navy released a 260-page investigation on the December 2019 jihad attack perpetrated by Royal Saudi Air Force 2nd Lt. Mohammed Alshamrani, in which three people […]
Trump effect: No sign of Iranian harassment of American warships in 2018
During the Obama administration, Iran captured and humiliated American sailors. No longer. “US Navy: No sign of Iranian harassment of American warships in 2018,” by Lucas Tomlinson and Jennifer Griffin, Fox News, July 5, 2018: The usual harassment of U.S. warships by small Iranian gunboats in the Persian Gulf has stopped this year, according to […]
Iranian video: US captain apologizes for entering Iran’s waters
This humiliation will go over big among the “Death to America” crowd, and reinforce the Iranian mullahs’ claim that they have cowed and intimidated the United States. The Iranian nuclear deal only showed the Iranians that the Obama Administration was weak; now they are acting upon that knowledge.
After hours of interrogation, Iran says 10 captured U.S. sailors “released in international waters after they apologized”
There is clearly more to this story than is being told, but even what we know establishes it as a humiliating repudiation of Obama’s Iran policies. Those who said that his nuclear deal would only embolden the Iranians and make them more aggressive and hostile than ever are being proven correct. “Pictured: Ten U.S. sailors […]
Iranian military seizes two U.S. Navy boats, holds ten American sailors
A little “Peace In Our Time” and “No Existential Threats” action for the State of the Union Address evening. “We have been in contact with Iran and have received assurances that the crew and the vessels will be returned promptly.” In other words, “We have telegraphed our weakness to the world, but the Iranians are […]
Navy concludes Chattanooga jihad attack was inspired by foreign terrorists
Another setback for the Obama Ministry of Islamophilia, which recently was stunned by the Army ignoring the recommendations of its investigating officer and deciding that Bowe Bergdahl will face a general court martial for desertion and “misbehavior before the enemy”. The deserter Bergdahl, you will recall, was declared by the Obama administration to have “served the United […]
Iranian warships confront U.S. Navy on ‘daily basis’
Peace in our time. “Iranian Warships Confront U.S. Navy On ‘Daily Basis,’” by Adam Kredo, Washington Free Beacon, September 8, 2015: U.S. naval forces operating in and around the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping lane, are “routinely approached by Iranian warships and aircraft” on a “nearly daily basis,” according to a Pentagon official familiar […]