Hezbollah’s anti-ship missiles, a little remedy for those pesky foreign warships in the Mediterranean pic.twitter.com/UGVr9XIZJI
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Reuters: Hezbollah’s anti-ship missiles bolster its threat to US navy
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Powerful Russian anti-ship missiles acquired by Hezbollah give it the means to deliver on its leader’s veiled threat against U.S. warships and underline the grave risks of any regional war, sources familiar with the group’s arsenal say.
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah warned Washington last week his group had something in store for the U.S. vessels deployed to the region since war erupted last month between the Palestinian group Hamas and Israel, shaking the wider Middle East.
Two sources in Lebanon familiar with the Iran-backed group’s arsenal say he was referring to Hezbollah’s greatly enhanced anti-ship missile capabilities, including the Russian-made Yakhont missile with a range of 300 km (186 miles).
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Update: Hezbollah anti-ship missiles increase threats to US warships: Reuters (Al Mayadeen)
WNU Editor: Apparently the video that has been making the rounds on social media that shows Hezbollah’s anti-ship missiles is an old one (see video below). But the question still remains. Are Hezbollah’s anti-ship missiles a threat to the US Navy? My gut says yes.
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