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EX500rider

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45. The carrier is conducting air ops in the Arabian Sea, the Iranian warship was headed that way
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 10:24 PM
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Last edited Fri Mar 6, 2026, 12:05 AM - Edit history (1)

The carrier most likely detached her attack sub to go stop it getting closer.
The Iranian warship had anti-ship cruise missiles with 300k range, letting it get closer would be stupid.
If the Iranian warship didn't want to take part in the war she could have just stayed where she was.

You know who didn't get sunk?
The other Iranian warship that stayed in Sri Lanka

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They should have made up an engine problem and stayed in Port EX500rider Thursday #1
Or gone to any port....or dropped their flag and flown a white flag. Melon Thursday #3
Don't blame the victim, this was an act of terrorism by the us Blues Heron Thursday #9
It was a warship...on its way back to the conflict area Melon Thursday #16
We're all targets now thanks to trumps illegal and immoral murder mission- totally unjustified killing Blues Heron Thursday #18
Apparently there was a 2nd Iranian naval vessel at the Maritime exercise... EX500rider Thursday #29
Why would Iran, knowing that it's in tense diplomatic times with 2 aircraft carriers at its door Melon Thursday #38
I assume it was planned way earlier and they thought they could bluff their way thru the talks EX500rider Thursday #46
Cowardly sucker punch, another 80 murders for Trumps peace prize account Blues Heron Thursday #2
What do you suggest , the submarine surface first? EX500rider Thursday #5
I suggest not murdering to cover up the Epstein files. Blowing that ship up is a piece of shit move Blues Heron Thursday #6
Letting it get in range of a US Carrier Group to use its anti-ship cruise missiles would have been a worse idea EX500rider Thursday #7
This message was self-deleted by its author Blues Heron Thursday #8
Disgusting! ruet Thursday #10
Frigates are not unarmed ships nt sarisataka Thursday #11
Very highly unlikely that it was unarmed hardluck Thursday #13
Internet trolls still defend it. Kingofalldems Thursday #15
Internet trolls pretend it was a unarmed warship EX500rider Thursday #21
the real internet trolls spread Iranian propaganda. WarGamer Thursday #53
How was a Iranian navy vessel "unarmed"? EX500rider Thursday #17
More and more posts are claiming fantasy as facts sarisataka Thursday #20
You know, one of those "unarmed warships", you've heard of those right? EX500rider Thursday #22
The nonsense was flying yesterday about the US running short of Tomahawk missiles... WarGamer Thursday #54
Noted Iranian propagandist Mark Hertling, who knows more than you do, seems concerned about overall munitions stock. BannonsLiver Friday #68
Don't get me wrong... this could turn into Shrub's iraq... or maybe not. WarGamer Friday #78
Yet some are defending it. AloeVera Thursday #30
It being a "unarmed warship" is pure BS EX500rider Thursday #47
"Blowing that ship up is a piece of shit move" EX500rider Thursday #19
What ever happened to warning shots across the bow? This seems needlessly vicious. No help to the survivors either Blues Heron Thursday #23
How does a sub do a "warning shot" across the bow? EX500rider Thursday #24
I'm hearing it was unarmed, having participated in joint exercises requiring ships to be unarmed Blues Heron Thursday #32
nonsense, they literally have live fire exercises during naval maneuvers EX500rider Thursday #33
here: EX500rider Thursday #34
There is no reason ships in such an operation sarisataka Thursday #37
The excercise it was in had live fire...... Melon Friday #77
Well then by all means blast away! Send those poor bastards straight to Davey Jones locker! Blues Heron Friday #80
How does a sub help survivors? EX500rider Thursday #28
That ship sailed. Happy Hoosier Thursday #31
that's blaming the victim, this was pure Trumpian bloodlust on display. Blues Heron Thursday #39
I doubt Trump was anywhere in the decision making EX500rider Thursday #48
Totally - like when... lame54 Thursday #14
Is a US navy sub protecting it's carrier group a "bank robber" somehow? EX500rider Thursday #25
If your in the middle of an illegal act... lame54 Thursday #42
So in your mind the sub should allow the Iranian War vessel to try to sink the US carrier that somehow better to you? EX500rider Thursday #43
In your mind... lame54 Thursday #44
The carrier is conducting air ops in the Arabian Sea, the Iranian warship was headed that way EX500rider Thursday #45
Maybe you can be... lame54 Thursday #55
Sinking enemy warships during a war is rarely a war crime EX500rider Thursday #56
It is an ironic inversion sarisataka Thursday #57
It's all fruit of a poison tree... lame54 Friday #58
Doesn't make it a war crime EX500rider Friday #60
Epstein. B.See Thursday #4
The craven excuses are almost as bad as the act itself Torchlight Thursday #12
No woke rules of war, for sure Easterncedar Thursday #26
Some serious bloodlust here. NoMoreRepugs Thursday #27
Both statements are BS hardluck Thursday #36
"US navy was invited but withdrew from participation at the last minute" not EX500rider Thursday #51
The Iranian Captain Needed to Know How to Read the Room OC375 Thursday #35
We are being told by our government that this is actually not a war. This was a terrorist act by the US Blues Heron Thursday #40
Don't care what Trump says, bro OC375 Thursday #41
So if the Iranian warship got in range and fired her missiles at US ship also a terrorist act? EX500rider Thursday #49
Self defense, duh Blues Heron Thursday #50
most wars have a aggressor on one side, that hardly makes it "terrorism" EX500rider Thursday #52
It's worse than terrorism, it's state sponsored terror. Blues Heron Friday #62
Yeah no, it's just regular warfare EX500rider Friday #64
It's like if you break into someone's house they can shoot you, it's self defense, you shoot them it's murder. Blues Heron Friday #65
"In my opinion" is how you should have ended that EX500rider Friday #66
In my opinion, yes Blues Heron Friday #67
"how most normal people see this, it's why there's substantial outrage over this." EX500rider Friday #69
Mostly trolls, obviously. Blues Heron Friday #70
Oh I wouldn't go that far, no one has called you a troll, you're allowed your own opinion even if it's wrong EX500rider Friday #72
Like Pearl Harbor was "just regular warfare"? WE ILLEGALLY BOMBED IRAN..... ColoringFool 19 hrs ago #82
Yes, Pearl Harbor was regular warfare. Jedi Guy 17 hrs ago #86
Iran is a evil terrorist supporting theocracy who recently killed 10,000 to 30,000 of her citizens just for protesting EX500rider 11 hrs ago #90
Iran is shooting at all nations ships OC375 Friday #59
Interesting how that doesn't get called out... sarisataka Friday #61
If you say so bro Blues Heron Friday #63
So you defend Japan's kamikaze attacks post-Pearl Harbor? ...... ColoringFool 19 hrs ago #83
I don't have to defend Japan OC375 16 hrs ago #87
What do Japanese kamikaze attacks have to do with anything regarding the war with Iran? Jedi Guy 2 min ago #91
So this is the part where further Japanese aggression post-PH is acceptable? ColoringFool 19 hrs ago #84
You're defending the attack on Pearl Harbor as acceptable? OC375 15 hrs ago #88
For everyone's information - the ship that was sunk was not on its way back to Iran, or "the carrier group" muriel_volestrangler Friday #71
Highly unlikely the sub knew anything about that EX500rider Friday #73
I think subs can tell which direction a ship is going, and its speed muriel_volestrangler Friday #74
"sink the bastard, it's Iranian" That's generally how wars go, yes. EX500rider Friday #75
It had been just outside their maritime zone for days. It wasn't going anywhere. muriel_volestrangler Friday #76
"If it's war, it's illegal - Congress has not authorised it" Might want to read the War Powers Act EX500rider Friday #79
The War Powers Resolution is not to allow a president to wage general war for 60 days muriel_volestrangler 20 hrs ago #81
There's allegedly video of the sinking. Hugin 15 hrs ago #89
Is This The Time To Roll Out The Perjury About "Yellow-Cake..... ColoringFool 19 hrs ago #85
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