4mastacker wrote: ↑Wed Jun 02, 2021 9:50 am
Not a good day for the Iranian Navy either.
The Kharg was built in Britain, having been ordered by the Shah. It was finally delivered to the new regime in 1984 after much wrangling. The Chieftain tank order wasn't delivered and the £400,000 000 Iranian payment not returned to the Iranians, which reflects pretty poorly on Britain really, and is a bit rich coming from an arm's dealing country. The Iranian regime's previous , and the current, use of political prisoners as hostages in this ongoing legal battle is also disgraceful and our current government's, and Johnson's, ineptitude in handling this ongoing affair, noteworthy but not surprising.
The Iranians had many officers training in SA in the 70's. They were generally decent folks, later caught up in the turmoil, none of it of their own making. I take no delight, nor do I joke about the unfortunate deaths of their pilots due to technological failure, nor in the loss of this ship.
