NK captures USS Pueblo, NK held 83 man crew hostage for 11 months and never returned ship
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1969 April NK
NK Mig-21 shoot down USN EC-121 over Sea of Japan, all 31 sailors died
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2006 July NK
NK test fires Taepodong-2, crashes shortly after statements that it could hit the US
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2006 October NK
NK tests nuclear weapons underground, UN sanctions NK
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2009 April NK
NK launches “rocket” to hide long range missile tests, NK walks out of nuclear facility talks
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2009 May NK
NK has 2nd underground nuke test. UNSC condemns this.
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2012 October NK
NK says it has missiles that can reach US after South Korea and US reach deal to extend South Korea missile range
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2013 February NK
UN sanctions NK again after they stage its third nuclear test, rumored to be more powerful
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2014 March NK
NK test fires 2 Rodong BMs, violating UN resolutions
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2017 July NK
NK testfires long range missile, some say it could reach Alaska
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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN)
Assymetric doctrine, national security in Persian gulf from other countries
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\ Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN)
More conventional Navy, strategic force focusing on forward presence. Caspian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and out of area operations
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Fast Attack Craft (FAC)
Smaller and faster craft equipped with torpedoes and cruise missiles
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Fast inshore Attack Craft (FIAC)
Most numerous in Iran’s fleet, usually only have machine guns and rockets. Capable of harassing merchants and conducting swarm tactics on naval vessels.
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Shahab-3 Medium Range Missile
1,242 mi.
Liquid fuel, 1 warhead payload (likely nuclear capable), can launch from any location, can detonate beyond borders
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Fateh-110 Short Range Missile
Solid fuel short range BM, nuclear/biological capable, can launch from any location.
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2008 January Iran
5 Iranian patrol boats from the IRGCN approach 3 USN vessels-USS PORT ROYAL, USS HOPPER, USS INGRAHAM
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2009 September Iran
Admit to creating uranium enrichment plant for “peaceful purposes” near Qom, Iran test fires medium and long range missiles that put US bases and Israel in range.
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2011 December-Present Day Iran
In lieu of a territory dispute, Iran threatens to close Strait of Hormuz in 2011. In April 2019, Iran said it’ll block any merchant vessels passing through, this was met with a flotilla of warships warning them not to.
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2015 July Iran
World powers lift Iranian sanctions in exchange for limiting Iranian nuclear activity
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2016 January Iran
A USN vessel with 9 men 1 woman strayed into Iranian waters off of Farsi Island, Iran then seized the ship and detained crew for 15 hours
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2019 June Iran
Iran shot down a US RQ-4A Global Hawk BAMS-D operating in international airspace, recorded by nearby P-8A Poseidon
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