Iran, which has a gigantic stockpile of kamikaze drones and missiles, appears to be planning to use them to bombard oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and pressure the global economy.
After the attacks on February 28, the regime forced the closure of the passage through which 20% of the world’s oil flows. Although Donald Trump said that Iran already “has nothing left,” that certainly does not appear to be the case.
In propaganda images previously released, the Islamic Republic boasted about its underground tunnels filled with naval drones, anti-ship missiles and sea mines, according to a report from the website Daily Mail.
A video shows numerous naval attack boats used to launch drones at passing ships, causing damage to the global economy as oil prices rise dramatically.
Iran has already threatened to use its underwater missiles to send oil prices to US$200 per barrel. “We have missiles that are fired from underwater and their speed is one hundred meters per second and we can use them in the coming days,” warned General Ali Fadavi of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Iran also said it would make the Persian Gulf flow with the “blood of the invaders” if the United States and Israel continued their attacks. A spokesperson for Iran’s IRGC warned that any ship linked to the United States, Israel or their allies seen in the Gulf would become a target for attacks.
This comes after a pair of oil tankers were engulfed in flames after being hit by explosive-laden kamikaze boats sent by Iran while they were stationary near Iraq in the waters of the Gulf.
Images of the devastating attack showed a huge fireball rapidly expanding as the flames quickly consumed the ships. All oil ports “completely halted operations” after the attack, Iraqi authorities announced.
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