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Operation Praying Mantis
1988 US-Iran naval battle; largest US surface engagement since WWII; doctrinal precedent for 2026 operations.
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#156 17 Jul
Mentioned in: Two Americans killed at Jordan air base
Iran Conflict 2026#149 7 Jul
Mentioned in: CENTCOM hits 80 sites; Iran claims Gulf
Iran Conflict 2026#141 27 Jun
Iran hits US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain
Iran Conflict 2026#140 26 Jun
Mentioned in: US bombs Qeshm, first strike since deal
Iran Conflict 2026#126 13 Jun
Mentioned in: Iran's drones, the US shield over Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#119 5 Jun
Mentioned in: IRGC salvo hits two Gulf states at once
Iran Conflict 2026#115 1 Jun
Mentioned in: Blockade hits 121 ships, one holed
Iran Conflict 2026#113 30 May
Mentioned in: Hellfire disables a cargo ship's engine
Iran Conflict 2026#108 25 May
Mentioned in: US strikes Iran's naval base mid-talks
Iran Conflict 2026#102 19 May
Mentioned in: CENTCOM logs 70 Hormuz vessel redirections
Iran Conflict 2026#92 8 May
Mentioned in: F/A-18 disables tankers via smokestack on 8 May
Iran Conflict 2026#91 7 May
Mentioned in: IRGC fires on US destroyers in Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#90 7 May
US jet disables Iranian tanker rudder
Iran Conflict 2026#89 4 May
Mentioned in: Truxtun and Mason run the gauntlet
Iran Conflict 2026#88 4 May
Mentioned in: Project Freedom enters Hormuz on 4 May
Iran Conflict 2026#88 3 May
Mentioned in: Small boats hit cargo ship near Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#87 2 May
Mentioned in: IRGC declares standby, quantifies surviving fleet
Iran Conflict 2026#79 25 Apr
Mentioned in: CENTCOM intercepts reach 33 in the Strait
Iran Conflict 2026#78 23 Apr
Mentioned in: Trump orders Navy to shoot mine-layers
Iran Conflict 2026#74 19 Apr
US warship seizes Iranian cargo ship Touska
Iran Conflict 2026#73 18 Apr
Mentioned in: IRGC fires on two Indian tankers after clearance
Iran Conflict 2026#74 17 Apr
Mentioned in: IRGC Navy writes its own Hormuz transit rulebook
Iran Conflict 2026#70 15 Apr
Mentioned in: Iran tanker tests Cooper blockade claim
Iran Conflict 2026#68 13 Apr
Mentioned in: Bab el-Mandeb returns as second chokepoint
Iran Conflict 2026#66 11 Apr
Mentioned in: US warships transit Hormuz for mines
Iran Conflict 2026#61 7 Apr
Mentioned in: US carriers slip out of strike range
Iran Conflict 2026#58 4 Apr
Mentioned in: Mine crisis blocks the path to Kharg
Iran Conflict 2026#47 24 Mar
Mentioned in: Pentagon plans to seize Kharg Island
Iran Conflict 2026#46 22 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran threatens to mine the Persian Gulf
Iran Conflict 2026#44 20 Mar
Referenced as CENTCOM reported 8,000 targets in 22 days
Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM: 8,000 targets, 130 ships in 22d#35 14 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump: reopen Hormuz or I hit the oil
Iran Conflict 2026#23 6 Mar
Mentioned in: Thirty Iranian ships sunk in seven days
Iran Conflict 2026#21 5 Mar
Mentioned in: Araghchi confirms IRIS Dena loss
Iran Conflict 2026#19 4 Mar
Mentioned in: 20 warships claimed sunk; one confirmed
Iran Conflict 2026#18 4 Mar
Invoked as IRIS Dena sank 40 nautical miles off Sri Lanka
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran warship IRIS Dena sunk, Sri Lanka#19 4 Mar