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Originally Posted by DogTailRed2

And risk the sub and it's crew? I'm all for firing first.
Interestingly the ship was hit at the stern. Acoustic torp hit the screws perhaps?
Hegseth: U.S. sank Iranian ship with a torpedo

As i said, one assumes there were other US assets in the area which could have sent an ultimatum w/o alerting them to the presence of the sub