Babylonian Empire

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This is only physically intact, but mentally, the Supreme Leader has not been well.

Following Rafsanjani, there is Ali, the naval commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has always been the most trusted armed force of Khomeini. This force now also has a navy, that is, those armed speedboats.

Moreover, when Iran's economy improves in the future, new warships will definitely be equipped with this nascent Islamic Revolutionary Guard Navy.

"Hello, great spiritual leader, Allah will always guide the great Iranian people!" Ali looked a little excited when he saw Khomeini.

"Hi, leader," said Rafsanjani.

Khomeini nodded: "This time, it is our operation to block the Strait of Hormuz. Is there something wrong with attacking those cargo ships?"

Khomeini already knew that as the Arab convoy began, their attacks were very passive.

"Although it is very difficult, we have been persevering." Ali said: "We will definitely complete any task assigned by the leader!"

Seeing the fanatical Ali, the flames in Khomeini's heart began to ignite again. With these people who believe in themselves, Iran will never collapse!

"There was a problem with our escort operation, but what is more serious is that Iraq took advantage of the opportunity of the Gulf of Oman exercise to attack our base in Chah Bahar Port. Several of our large warships have all sunk." Rafsanjani said.

What?Khomeini was also very surprised when he heard the news. Those warships were still far away from the opponent's exercise area. How could they be attacked suddenly?

"It should be that the Iraqis flew at a low altitude and then attacked us with long-range missiles. This Iraqi is the best at it. When attacking us a few times before, they used long-range missiles as the first wave of attacks." Rafsanjani said: "Our naval vessel, without any reaction at all, was sunk."

Thinking of the blow to Qom, Khomeini clenched his fists. Iraq actually ran to its own port of Chah Bahar, more than 1000 kilometers away from their country, and sank several of its own warships. For the Iranian Navy, it is simply a shame!

A practical solution must be come up with, otherwise, Iran will lose all its advantages not only on land, but also at sea. In fact, Iran has no advantages now.

"When will our anti-ship missiles arrive?" Khomeini asked.

"There is no definite news on this, and it is estimated that it will take a few months." Rafsanjani said that North Korea is probably only now beginning to imitate this kind of missile, and it can be exported to Iran. One or two years.

"We put in more small boats to carry out large-scale assaults on the passing merchant ships at night!" Khomeini said.

"Great leader, I have a better idea," Ali said suddenly.

better idea?Khomeini looked at Ali, expecting some happy words to come out of his mouth.

Rafsanjani is the same, looking at Ali, this guy, he didn't tell himself, but came to the leader to show off, this kind of atmosphere must not be encouraged!

"If we want to block the Strait of Hormuz, we only need to use a few minelayers of our navy to lay mines along the entire channel," Ali said.

Mine?Both Khomeini and Rafsanjani were bright.

A mine is an ancient underwater weapon, an explosive device placed in water against ships or submarines.Like a mine, it is pre-released in the water and explodes when the ship approaches or touches it.In attack, sea mines can block enemy ports or waterways and restrict the actions of enemy ships; in defense, they can protect their own waterways and ships and open up safe zones for them.

Moreover, more importantly, the low cost and easy laying of sea mines make them a weapon often used in asymmetric warfare. Generally speaking, the cost of clearing sea mines is 10 to 200 times that of laying mines.So until now, some mines laid during World War II have not been cleared due to cost reasons.

These advantages of the mine make it a weapon of the poor.Originally, Iran didn't bother to use this kind of thing, but now, when Ali mentioned it, both Khomeini and Rafsanjani were tempted.

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Not to mention the extensive application of mines in World War II, that is, in the Korean War in the early 50s, the Soviet Union provided North Korea with 3000 mines, many of which were "old antiques" in 1904; these were used to defend Wonsan Port.As a result, it took the coalition forces several weeks to clear the mines, and more than a dozen ships were hit by the mines; half of the ships were destroyed.

Although sea mines are insignificant and have never been taken seriously, they are very powerful!

Since the Strait of Hormuz is relatively narrow and the waterway is curved, Iran can take advantage of its geographical advantages to quietly lay mines at night, so that it can completely block the entire Strait of Hormuz!

The only disadvantage is that mines do not recognize people. That is to say, if Iran lays mines in the strait, it is right to block all countries in the Persian Gulf, but the Iranians' own ships cannot be opened.

Blocking the Strait of Hormuz with mines is a double-edged sword, hurting others while hurting oneself.

However, so far, the threat to other countries along the Persian Gulf is definitely the greatest.

Only using anti-ship missiles and small boats to temporarily stop shipping for a few days, these Arab countries can't stand it anymore, and they have come up with such a large-scale operation. Now, if the entire strait is blocked by mines, even if It will take ten days and half a month for these Arab countries to carry out the removal operation immediately. By then, these countries may not have time to cry.

Thinking of this, Khomeini's face, which had been tense for many days, finally relaxed, and his eyes once again showed frenzy.

Even if the whole world is against Iran, Iran is absolutely not afraid, because God will bless us!

"Prepare immediately. Just tonight, the entire Strait of Hormuz will be covered with mines!" Khomeini said.

"Yes!" Ali replied excitedly.

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Baghdad.

The current situation is very beneficial to Iraq. In the escort operations with Saudi Arabia and other countries, Iraq has played a huge role. Moreover, several Iraqi fighter planes are already stationed at the Saudi Air Force Base, equipped with anti-ship missiles, ready to Both can support the escort formation.

Qusay was thinking about the future strategy of Iraq. This time, the Iranian attack on ships was almost smashed by himself. The Iranians launched an anti-ship missile attack and blew up his launch equipment. The Iranians started a small The boats attacked quickly, and I deployed a lot of manpower on every cargo ship. In this case, the Iranians are probably at the end of their ropes, right?

Moreover, through this maritime exercise, the Iraqi army has had a run-in with the armies of other countries, and in the future, when it cooperates with the armies of these countries, this is a very good start.

And the American forces, under the resistance of the entire Arab forces, have been wandering in the Arabian Sea and have not entered the Persian Gulf. This is a result that he is very proud of.

In later generations, after Iran and Iraq launched a ship attack war, Saddam did not care about the life and death of other Arab brothers, and fought against Iran. As a result, Kuwait, which supported Iraq, was unbearable to be attacked frequently by oil tankers, and took the lead in inviting the US Navy to protect them tanker.

However, the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, as the throat of the Persian Gulf, has always had a very important strategic position. This place should be firmly controlled in its own hands. Not that much strength.

Then, it would be better to negotiate with Oman and set up a military base on the prominent piece of land in Oman on the south side of the Strait of Hormuz, so that the whereabouts of the Iranians can be monitored nearby. The Muzi Strait has great benefits.But will Oman let itself set up a base?It's very difficult.

Qusay opened his eyes. At this moment, Adelina was still gently rubbing his whole body. Qusay felt very comfortable. He hadn't enjoyed it like this for a long time, especially now that the weather is getting hotter. Adelina She only wore a close-fitting nightdress without even underwear inside. From the gauze-like clothes, she could see the two little peas on the chest. Their hot figures could be picked by Qu Sai at any time.

Feeling Adelina's soft little hands, Qusay felt that the primitive instinct in his body was slowly recovering, and he hadn't been close to Adelina for a long time.

Just about to reach out to Adelina's thighs to tease the clear spring, Qusay suddenly remembered another thing: "Adelina, now the Soviet Union is concerned about our actions in the Persian Gulf. What is the attitude?"

Adelina, it can be said that she is completely on Qusay's side, and she will say without reservation about all the Soviet Union's situation: "The Soviet Union also attaches great importance to the interests of the Persian Gulf, and does not want American forces to intervene. If the Americans provide escort, then the Soviet warships will also escort the Soviet cargo ships into the Persian Gulf, but the Soviet Union does not want to have any conflicts with the United States now."

"why?"

"Because of the war in Afghanistan, most of the Soviet Union's military power was restrained. The Soviet Union did not want to conflict with the United States, because the Soviet Union has no money to fight the war. In fact, the Soviet Union is very grateful to Khomeini." Adelina smiled mischievously. He actively took Qu Sai's hand and put it in the depths of the jungle where he was not wearing underwear.

"The Soviet Union thanks Khomeini? Didn't Khomeini call the Soviet Union a little Satan?"

"Because Khomeini blocked the Strait of Hormuz, the price of crude oil in the world began to rise. The economy of the Soviet Union is now almost entirely dependent on exporting oil to Western Europe. The price rise is of great benefit to the Soviet Union. All the oil fields in the Soviet Union And the oil refinery is now producing at full capacity, at full capacity, and all the oil wells are spraying oil!

Although the Soviet Union never thought about going to war, the stay of several Soviet warships in the Arabian Sea can be regarded as a great constraint on the energy of the United States. The war in Afghanistan actually left the huge army of the Red Empire with no spare energy to take care of other aspects. However, history continues to move forward. In a few months, there will be a small-scale confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union. How to take advantage of both sides in it?Cusay was thinking.

Suddenly, Qusay felt a burst of moisture on his hand, and Adelina's small oil well was also spraying oil!

It was a night of tenderness and passion.

Outside, without any moonlight, it was dark everywhere.

On the calm sea, there was not a single ship moving. After the joint sea-air exercise during the day, the formation escorted cargo ships and oil tankers that entered and exited the Strait of Hormuz twice without any harassment. It seems that the exercise has indeed deterred Iran. people.Once they come, hit them once!