Originally Posted by
JohnDixson
SAS and Lonewolf: With indecisive national leadership, the rules of engagement imposed on local commanders can easily snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Had some experience with that some decades ago.
Yeah, that's certainly going to constrain the art of the possible. And on a practical side, any engagements in the Red Sea will probably get things stirred up in the Persian Gulf.
Originally Posted by
Asturias56
I 'm with Ninthace - they're there to observe, check on tactics etc and the guys in Tehran can tell the Yemenis "look! we've sent a frigate!" but it won't do anything
Well, they'll do something (hopefully sink) but I'd not put it past them to launch some spec ops/fast boats for certain tasks.
Originally Posted by
DogTailRed2
Does Iran have any submarines?
Yes. Three Kilo class diesel boats (Russian origin) and a few smaller ones of local manufacture.
There is also the threat of mines should anyone be daft enough to lay some.
Yes, that's a risk, particularly as the Houthi's are raising the stakes.