Operation Praying Mantis
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title:
Operation Praying Mantis
text:
Operation Praying Mantis was the 18 April 1988 attack by the United States on Iranian naval targets in the Persian Gulf in retaliation for the mining of a U.S. warship four days earlier. On 14 April, the American guided missile frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts struck a mine while transiting international waters as part of Operation Earnest Will, the 1987–88 effort to protect reflagged Kuwaiti oil tankers from Iranian attacks during the Iran–Iraq War. The explosion pierced the hull and broke the kee
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1988 U.S. naval offensive against Iran during the Iran-Iraq War
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Praying_Mantis
date created:
2004-07-08T18:16:03Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T23:27:31Z
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