Sure, this will be the star of one of Iran's propaganda exercises:
As tensions remain high between Iran and the U.S., the Islamic Republic appears to have constructed a new mock-up of an aircraft carrier off its southern coast for potential live-fire drills.
The faux foe, seen in satellite photographs obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press, resembles the Nimitz-class carriers that the U.S. Navy routinely sails into the Persian Gulf from the Strait of Hormuz, its narrow mouth where 20% of all the world’s oil passes through.
While not yet acknowledged by Iranian officials, the replica's appearance in the port city of Bandar Abbas suggests Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard is preparing an encore of a similar mock-sinking it conducted in 2015.
But it also demonstrates Iran's commitment to doing it in case of war with America. So why do we continue to cooperate with Iran in placing such potential targets within range of Iran's weaponry in the Persian Gulf?
It is close to criminal stupidity for America to send aircraft carriers into the Persian Gulf. Especially with the growing tensions with Iran in Iraq.
I cringe whenever I hear an American carrier is in the Persian Gulf to carry out air strikes in Iraq.
Do we think Iran is just pretending it wants to hurt us?
