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Operation Praying Mantis
1988 US Navy one-day battle in the Persian Gulf; largest US surface engagement since WWII; doctrinal precedent for 2026 Iran campaign.
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#928 May
Mentioned in: F/A-18 disables tankers via smokestack on 8 May
Iran Conflict 2026#917 May
Mentioned in: IRGC fires on US destroyers in Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#907 May
US jet disables Iranian tanker rudder
Iran Conflict 2026#894 May
Mentioned in: Truxtun and Mason run the gauntlet
Iran Conflict 2026#884 May
Mentioned in: Project Freedom enters Hormuz on 4 May
Iran Conflict 2026#883 May
Mentioned in: Small boats hit cargo ship near Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#872 May
Mentioned in: IRGC declares standby, quantifies surviving fleet
Iran Conflict 2026#7925 Apr
Mentioned in: CENTCOM intercepts reach 33 in the Strait
Iran Conflict 2026#7823 Apr
Mentioned in: Trump orders Navy to shoot mine-layers
Iran Conflict 2026#7419 Apr
US warship seizes Iranian cargo ship Touska
Iran Conflict 2026#7318 Apr
Mentioned in: IRGC fires on two Indian tankers after clearance
Iran Conflict 2026#7417 Apr
Mentioned in: IRGC Navy writes its own Hormuz transit rulebook
Iran Conflict 2026#7015 Apr
Mentioned in: Iran tanker tests Cooper blockade claim
Iran Conflict 2026#6813 Apr
Mentioned in: Bab el-Mandeb returns as second chokepoint
Iran Conflict 2026#6611 Apr
Mentioned in: US warships transit Hormuz for mines
Iran Conflict 2026#617 Apr
Mentioned in: US carriers slip out of strike range
Iran Conflict 2026#584 Apr
Mentioned in: Mine crisis blocks the path to Kharg
Iran Conflict 2026#4724 Mar
Mentioned in: Pentagon plans to seize Kharg Island
Iran Conflict 2026#4622 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran threatens to mine the Persian Gulf
Iran Conflict 2026#4420 Mar
Referenced as CENTCOM reported 8,000 targets in 22 days
Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM: 8,000 targets, 130 ships in 22d#3514 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump: reopen Hormuz or I hit the oil
Iran Conflict 2026#236 Mar
Mentioned in: Thirty Iranian ships sunk in seven days
Iran Conflict 2026#215 Mar
Mentioned in: Araghchi confirms IRIS Dena loss
Iran Conflict 2026#194 Mar
Cited as US sub confirmed torpedo sinking of IRIS Dena
Iran Conflict 2026: US torpedo sinks Iran warship IRIS Dena#184 Mar
Invoked as IRIS Dena sank 40 nautical miles off Sri Lanka
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran warship IRIS Dena sunk, Sri Lanka#194 Mar