Originally Posted by
Martin the Martian
.... The Iranians seem to think they could land commandos onto a US carrier without any attempt by its crew to defend it.
Direct assault on USS
[insert name here] in International Waters (maybe disputed by Iran) would lead to some interesting, and presumably RoE based, responses from the Command.
Full-on Military counter-action is surely not something the Iranians would want to provoke? Like most bullies, they would surely prefer to flex their muscles, and enhance domestic political prestige, by ganging up on the defenceless oil tankers.