US Navy AWOL in the face of Iranian piracy operations

 Lynn Corum:

Where was the US Navy when Iran Took Over the Strait of Hormuz?

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 On Tuesday, August 3, at least six ships off the coast of the UAE in the Gulf of Oman suddenly announced via their Automatic Identification System trackers, nearly simultaneously, that they were "not under command."  In other words, they had lost power and could no longer control their steering.  Shortly afterward, Britain's maritime trade agency reported a "potential hijack" unfolding off the UAE coast.  One of the stricken ships, the Asphalt Princess tanker, was boarded by operatives suspected of being Iranian troops, seized and towed into Iranian waters, and then released the following day.

This was not the first attack against a tanker off the UAE in the Gulf of Oman.  Iran apparently used one or more armed drones to carry out a deadly tanker attack the previous Thursday against the Mercer Street in those same waters.

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The wording of Tangsiri's statement is highly significant.  Note that he mentions a "control system" that "fully monitors" any vessel that enters and exits the Gulf of Oman.  This control system features "superior intelligence" and provides "smart dominance" in the Strait of Hormuz.  It begins to sound as if cyber-activity is involved.

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I suspect the Navy may be distracted by its leadership's woke agenda.  If the Iranians are engaged in electronic warfare against shipping it is still an act of piracy that needs to be addressed.