Iran’s hand-me-down military gifts US a turkey shoot

Dr Sidharth Kaushal, senior research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, said that while its surface fleet’s ability to react is now limited, missiles remain a threat at sea. “The instinct that for now the Iranians have few good options against the US military – particularly the US Navy – is valid,” he told The Telegraph. “However, if the US navy is compelled to run convoys in the Gulf due to Iranian attacks, that would put it within reach of capabilities such as mines and anti-ship missiles which would pose a threat, particularly at relatively short ranges.”