Iran's Revolutionary Guard posts plan to attack U.S. warships on Twitter

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ANI Washington
Last Updated : May 23 2014 | 11:45 AM IST

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has posted a strategy for attacking U.S. warships - on Twitter.

According to the Washington Times, the plan, which was translated and posted by the Good Morning Iran, is trying to deal with an enemy that possesses overwhelming firepower.

As per the plan, any ships that entered the Persian Gulf would be attacked by Iranian speed boats disguised as commercial fishing boats.

Once pre-occupied with the missiles of the Iranian speedboats, the targeted ship would then be attacked by Iranian submarines, followed by its air force, the report said.

The plan is reportedly 'quite optimistic', since U.S.

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First Published: May 23 2014 | 11:30 AM IST

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