Originally Posted by
Winemaker
Don't jump on me! I'm just asking! Yes, I understand the proximity of Diego Garcia but am curious whether international law requires a warning to surrender before sinking a ship of a country that one is not 'at war' with.
As they've sunk almost the entire Iranian fleet. I think we can safely say it was a target despite it's lack of proximity to the homeland.
Apparently international law does not require a warning before sinking a ship of a hostile country. I watched a Sky News report where they interviewed a known expert on the subject and he confirmed it was a legitimate target. Remember if that particular vessel had come across an American or Israeli vessel on it's travels. It would be compelled to attack it.
A couple of observations. This is a military aviation forum and we're talking ships. Plus there is obvious trolling and not a little sophistry from certain contributors.
Maybe a drift back to aviation? The drone kill by an RAF F35 over Jordan is interesting, being a first. But remember the last RAF kill in combat of a manned fighter was back in 1948 when an RAF Spitfire shot down an Egyptian Spitfire over Israel.
What I find interesting is the fact that we're back in the same region after all these years.
Will we ever see peace there?