Reports that Iran moved their Alborz Alvand class destroyer into the Red Sea raised eyebrows, given the heightened tensions in the region as Israel tries to eliminate the Hamas terrorist threat on their border.
Yemeni Houthis have already been targeting ships in the waters in opposition to Israel, prompting a U.S. response to an attack resulting in three sunk Houthi vessels and ten dead Houthis. Now, the saber-rattling Iranians are joining the band … we'll call them Houthi and the Blowhards™.
(Had to be done.)
BREAKING: IRAN'S WARSHIP ENTERS THE RED SEA
— Sulaiman Ahmed (@ShaykhSulaiman) December 31, 2023
Iran's IRIS 'Alborz' warship has entered the Red Sea near Yemen
(Image is illustrative) pic.twitter.com/relHYLm9xE
The reports of Iran's warship also raised quite a bit of mockery from the Twitter/X crowd, who were not impressed.
Its so cute! Where do you put the outboards?
— Cheesetrader (@cheesetrader1) January 1, 2024
As we said, people didn't think much of Iran's capabilities.
The ship mentioned is like this, hull number 72. It was launched in 1969...4 years before Joe Biden was first sworn into the Senate.
— TugboatPhil - פיליפ (@TugboatPhil) January 1, 2024
You could probably breach the hull with a 12 gauge. https://t.co/kgyaN2vyTN
LOL. Phil knows.
https://t.co/NXCbGPHkIP pic.twitter.com/M46yejsuWg
— EducatëdHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) December 31, 2023
Bwahaha!
I’ve seen used taxis with less dents in the bodywork
— RamLover69 New Account (@GetRammed_69) December 31, 2023
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Sad!
Hang on. Imma sink it with my pontoon boat. https://t.co/hLORzm9vvm
— Beard and Circus (@Shooter_ptpx01) January 1, 2024
Here come the Ayatollahs pic.twitter.com/e1U2MaLErc
— Gabriel Yosef (@GabrielYosefLEV) December 31, 2023
That's not a ship. That's a future fish reef.
— KindofaDick ☆Man of Leisure (@DicksTrash) December 31, 2023
The disrespect for the Iranian Navy kept rolling in.
— The Prickly Ambivert (@PricklyAmbivert) January 1, 2024
It's a ship … down by the river.
Alborz is Farsi for "Sitting Duck."
— Howard Hart 🇺🇸 🇮🇱 (@HDHartSJC) January 1, 2024
LOL. Well played.
Go Google "Operation Preying Mantis" right quick to read why they only have 3 of these left.... https://t.co/OOZocWZBUp
— Andrew Donaldson (@four4thefire) January 1, 2024
SPOILER: Boats go boom.
The Alborz is a British-built frigate that’s so old it was ordered by the Shah’s government. It was commissioned into service just shy of 52 years ago.
— Will, the Teruo Nakamura of Burgum stans (@spudhawg) January 1, 2024
Iran originally ordered four but only three remain, because we sank one in 1988. Time for another? https://t.co/ZWKXdSWPfH pic.twitter.com/pUMSnOS9KO
You don't want to find out, Ali. Trust us.
IRAN'S WARSHIP https://t.co/d6P5Z9wmcR pic.twitter.com/63ZZjHa56o
— Alex VanNess (@thealexvanness) December 31, 2023
LOLOLOL!
Oh no everyone look out, the Iranians sent out their Wishdotcom, scratch & dent store discount fishing boat with radar and a 3” gun out into the Red Sea. No one tell them what happened last time their navy faced off with ours. Get a good look at the new reef. https://t.co/wfgFlxBlF4
— Essa (@PoppyFiire) January 1, 2024
They ordered their destroyer from Wish. Hilarious!
It really looks like something the Pepsi Challenge would give away for 1 million points. https://t.co/9uVZaoviY1
— SeñorCafe (@EseCafede21) January 1, 2024
HAHA!
My, what a tiny dinghy. https://t.co/98GhhzyPER
— 𝓐𝓵𝓵𝓮𝓷 𝓡𝓪𝔂 (@2CynicAl65) January 1, 2024
… would be a real shame if something happened to it.
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