# About that torpedoed Iranian warship **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump, iran-strikes-2026\ **Created:** [March 6, 2026, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-torpedoed-iranian-warship/1028255 "2026-03-06T12:48:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![duality72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duality72/32/3910_2.png) [@duality72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duality72)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-torpedoed-iranian-warship/1028255/261 "2026-03-12T22:13:15Z")
Forget it, he’s rolling. ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-torpedoed-iranian-warship/1028255/262 "2026-03-12T23:42:35Z")
Thank you for showing me who you are. ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-torpedoed-iranian-warship/1028255/263 "2026-03-13T03:44:01Z")
> [@scudsucker](#): > > > [@robby](#): > > > > I had to google “How to Play Minesweeper” > > How to show your age without actually saying your age. > > I’m 50. Been a proud minesweeper for over 25 years. I’m actually a little older than you. Still never played Minesweeper. > [@Miller](#): > > Minesweeper was a video game that used to be bundled with Microsoft Windows. It didn’t involve any actual mines. Maybe that’s why. I’ve been a Mac user since the 1980s. I’ve only used Windows computers at work. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-torpedoed-iranian-warship/1028255/264 "2026-03-13T03:48:14Z")
> [@robby](#): > > I’ve been a Mac user since the 1980s. I’ve only used Windows computers at work. You’ve probably also been denied the sublime joy that is SkiFree. > **[SkiFree](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkiFree)** > > SkiFree is a single-player skiing computer game created by Chris Pirih and released with Microsoft Entertainment Pack 3 for Windows 3.0 in October 1991. The player controls a skier on a mountain slope, avoiding obstacles while racing against time or performing stunts for points, depending on the game mode. > SkiFree was well-received upon release, with critics focusing on its simplicity and graphics. The game was later ported to Game Boy Color and iOS. Pirih also released a free, updated 32-bit... ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-torpedoed-iranian-warship/1028255/265 "2026-03-13T03:59:50Z")
> [@gnoitall](#): > > > [@robby](#): > > > > I’ve been a Mac user since the 1980s. I’ve only used Windows computers at work. > > You’ve probably also been denied the sublime joy that is SkiFree. Yup. I did play _Tetris_, _[Netrek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netrek)_, and _[Crystal Quest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Quest)_ on Macs back in the ‘80s, though. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-torpedoed-iranian-warship/1028255/266 "2026-03-13T07:36:54Z")
Did you ever play [Dark Castle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Castle)? That was one of my favorites in the 80s. (I was a Mac user going back to the 128K, and later supported them professionally around the time OS X first came out.) ---
**Author:** ![Ancient\_Nerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed655f/32.png) [@Ancient\_Nerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ancient_Nerd)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-torpedoed-iranian-warship/1028255/267 "2026-03-13T09:26:31Z")
> [@duality72](#): > > For those amused by gallows humor, [the Strait of Hormuz minesweepe](https://sweepthestrait.com/) A blast from the past. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-torpedoed-iranian-warship/1028255/268 "2026-03-14T14:15:07Z")
> [@ASL\_v2.0](#): > > _merely_ threatening civilian traffic and mining the strait could be considered a measured response by comparison. I would agree, but they’re still acts of war, and an American submarine commander may legally take further acts of war in accordance with the conventions of war. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-torpedoed-iranian-warship/1028255/269 "2026-03-15T05:54:47Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Did you ever play [Dark Castle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Castle)? That was one of my favorites in the 80s. [You hear about the remake that came out last week?](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4054940/Return_to_Dark_Castle/) ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-torpedoed-iranian-warship/1028255/270 "2026-03-15T07:23:50Z")
I just found out yeah. I’m not sure how different it is from the original, but it’s interesting. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-torpedoed-iranian-warship/1028255/271 "2026-03-15T16:40:58Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > an American submarine commander may legally take further acts of war in accordance with the conventions of war. What war? There’s no war here. Congress has not declared a war. This is an executive branch running amok with a Department of ~~Defense~~ War Secretary with the mindset of a twelve-year old. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-torpedoed-iranian-warship/1028255/272 "2026-03-15T16:47:10Z")
Has anyone changed their mind as to whether torpedoing the ship was a war crime? ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-torpedoed-iranian-warship/1028255/273 "2026-03-15T16:48:35Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > Congress has not declared a war. [Wars are almost never declared anymore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_war#Declared_wars_since_1945). About the only way we’ll see war declared is if Iran does it themselves. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-torpedoed-iranian-warship/1028255/274 "2026-03-15T17:00:43Z")
The oddities of US law do not change what a “war” is. The rest of the world is not obliged to follow the definitions used by you and 4% of the world. In accordance with international law, the English language, and common fucking sense, this is a war. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-torpedoed-iranian-warship/1028255/275 "2026-03-15T17:09:09Z")
So, “We’re big and can do whatever the hell we want.” Got it. Ever wonder why an increasingly larger, major portion of the world loathes us? ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-torpedoed-iranian-warship/1028255/276 "2026-03-15T17:14:49Z")
Who is suggesting that? ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-torpedoed-iranian-warship/1028255/277 "2026-03-15T17:44:02Z")
What do you mean by who? Who is suggesting “We’re big and can do whatever the hell we want” or who is suggesting that an increasingly larger, major portion of the world loathes us? (Where “us” is the USA). Ah, you meant both? Yep, that is so. > **[‘Bit of treachery’: US attack on IRIS Dena undermines Indian security ties](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/15/us-attack-iris-dena-undermines-indian-security-ties-iran)** > > Defence analyst says torpedo strike is a ‘humiliation’ for Modi’s government that disregarded a US defence partner Nothing new in that article, just a summary of known facts already discussed here. Including the fact that the USA can do whatever it wants (and in this case it was even legal) and the RoW is getting miffed at you. (Where “you” is also the USA.) ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-torpedoed-iranian-warship/1028255/278 "2026-03-15T19:40:35Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > What do you mean by who? Well he was replying to ME, so it seems it was being claimed I’M saying it, which I’m not. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-torpedoed-iranian-warship/1028255/279 "2026-03-15T19:56:02Z")
Is it OK to sink a boat, kill people and then kill the survivors clinging onto the wreckage? We did that. The USA. Let that sink in. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-torpedoed-iranian-warship/1028255/280 "2026-03-15T20:01:13Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Is it OK to sink a boat, kill people and then kill the survivors clinging onto the wreckage? I’m hoping all of us here at the SDMB will agree that such an action is definitely not okay. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-torpedoed-iranian-warship/1028255.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-torpedoed-iranian-warship/1028255.md?page=15)