I have read about those. Have you read about Israeli frigate that got hit too? Iran has come a long way since mid 1980's when US navy was filling in for Saddam's tiny navy and fighting Iranians.
Iran has come a long way since mid 1980's and USA did not? What are you smoking?
Do you see any comparison between the capabilities of USAN and IIN?
Don't get me wrong; IIN is good by Asian standards but it is no match against the USAN.
But even then, US could not give the victory to Saddam it had hoped for.
US was not fighting with Iran for Saddam. Saddam was fighting Iran.
US navy directly fought Iranians for over 3 years and could not finish off Iran's navy. So your fantasy talk of US invincibility is crap.
Another load of bollocks from you.
Operation Praying Mantis was conducted on April 18, 1988. In one day, Iranian navy suffered heavy losses. However, US leadership decided to call off the attack. Otherwise, Iranian navy would have been wiped out in a day or two.
Now USAN is far more powerful and advanced. It is nearly invincible for navies of majority of the nations.
Where did you get the idea of 3 years of direct military engagement between USAN and IIN? Stop lying. It does not helps.
US can not fight with a dozen troglodytes in Afghan caves let alone fighting Iranians.
Completely irrelevant. And you know that Afghanistan is a lost cause. No nation can win war in Afghanistan. I am not talking about ground based offensive.
The only wars US has fought post WWII has been with its own client states or little tiny countries with no real armies.
Bullshit.
The major conflict that USA was engaged in after WWII was COLD WAR. And everybody should know who won in it. The nations that became fronts during COLD WAR were Korea, Cuba, Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq.
And Iraq was a powerful nation during 1990s with a proper standing army. It had the fourth largest military force in the world. Read about Gulf War 1991.
Read the history. If US was that powerful, it would have stopped Iran from taking over Iraq.
Iran never managed to take over Iraq.
How about this? If Iran was that powerful, it would have stopped USA from invading and occupying Iraq.
Also, during the Iraqi occupation; Muqtada Al-Sadr; the Iranian backed stooge lost battles against US forces and fled to Iran. He came back empty handed.
I hear in December Americans will hand over the keys of Baghdad officially to Iranians and will leave forever after spending a few trillion dollars and tens of thousands of causalities. Is that the power you talking about here?
US will maintain some presence in Iraq. And current Iraqi government has been installed by US.
I am sure the same thing is going to happen in Afghanistan in 2014 when US will leave handing over the keys of Kabul to Pakistan. Wow, US is so powerful.
Tell US to first learn how to fight afew troglodyte kids with 40 year old grenades in their hands. Then come and talk to Iran.
Tough talk. Unlike many Islamic nations; US has several victories under its belt.
First we need to check our own history and then talk about those who have accomplished something.
Come out from your fantasy world.