A One Day War with Iran - Operation Praying Mantis, 1988 - Animated

A video on YouTube. In History, a Krater category.

Summary by Krater

This video details Operation Praying Mantis, a one-day naval battle in April 1988 where the US Navy retaliated against Iranian mining operations by destroying Iranian oil platforms and warships in the Persian Gulf.

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Answers: What happened during Operation Praying Mantis in the Persian Gulf?

Operation Praying Mantis
Tanker War
US Navy operations in Persian Gulf
Naval warfare history
USS Samuel B. Roberts mining

What it concludes

Nearly half of Iran's navy was damaged or destroyed during the one-day naval war against the United States.
Only two American lives were lost when an AH-6 little bird helicopter crashed into the Persian Gulf.
The Iranian silk worm attacks were covered up by the Reagan administration to lessen tensions in the region.
On August 20, 1988, Saddam Hussein and Ayatollah Khomeini signed an official peace ending the Iran-Iraq War.

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