Operation Praying Mantis

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Operation Praying Mantis was the 18 April 1988 attack by the United States on Iranian naval targets in the Persian Gulf in retaliation for the mining of a U.S. warship four days earlier.

1988  Wikimedia, Wikidata
battle, Iran, United States, 


Location: 26, 52, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1812 — 1814 Qajar-Wahhabi War
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1867 — 1868 Qatari–Bahraini War
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1974 — 2011 Persian Gulf Wars
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1980 — 1988 Iran–Iraq War
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A view of an Iranian oil platform after being strafed by US forces. Marines raided the platform to gather intelligence data and military equipment used by the Iranians. The platform - DPLA - 316f98194c236d81395fe565b030fe7dA view of an Iranian oil platform after being strafed by US forces. Marines raided the platform to gather intelligence data and military equipment used by the Iranians. The platform - DPLA - 316f98194c236d81395fe565b030fe7d
Sassan Oil Platform Burns 1988Sassan Oil Platform Burns 1988
A-6E Intruder in Operation Praying Mantis DN-SN-89-03126A-6E Intruder in Operation Praying Mantis DN-SN-89-03126
Aerial view of Iranian frigate Sahand burning after air attack Operation Praying Mantis DN-SN-89-03125Aerial view of Iranian frigate Sahand burning after air attack Operation Praying Mantis DN-SN-89-03125
A-6E of VA-85 drops CBU-59 cluster bomb on Iranian target 1988A-6E of VA-85 drops CBU-59 cluster bomb on Iranian target 1988
A-7E VA-94 on cat of USS Enterprise (CVN-65) 1988A-7E VA-94 on cat of USS Enterprise (CVN-65) 1988
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Bild-Prayingmantis5sahandBild-Prayingmantis5sahand
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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    eventarmed conflict1396Muhammad Sultan Mirza's Persian Gulf campaignTimurid Empire, military campaign, OrmusWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1552Ottoman campaign against HormuzOttoman Empire, military campaign, Portuguese Empire, OrmusWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1980Operation MorvaridIran, Iraq, naval battle, military operation, air battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1987Operation Earnest Willnaval battle, United States, military operationWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1987Iran–U.S. naval skirmish on 8 October 1987skirmishWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1988Operation Praying MantisUnited States, Iran, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1991Battle of Qurah and Umm al MaradimUnited States, Saddam Hussein, Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah, Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1991Battle of BubiyanUnited States, United Kingdom, Iraq, naval battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict19931993 cruise missile strikes on IraqairstrikeWikidata
    eventwarThe first British campaign against Al-Qawasim 1800warWikidata
    eventwar1507Portuguese–Safavid warsPortuguese Empire, series of wars, Safavid IranWikidata
    eventwar1790British campaigns against the Al-QasimiwarWikidata
    eventwar1812Qajar-Wahhabi Warwar, First Saudi State, Omani Empire, Qajar IranWikidata
    eventwar1867Qatari–Bahraini WarwarWikidata
    eventwar1974Persian Gulf WarsIraqi insurgency, Ba'athist Iraq, Coalition of the Gulf War, series of warsWikidata
    eventwar1980Iran–Iraq WarPatriotic Union of Kurdistan, Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran, Democratic Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Arabistan, war, Iran, Iraq, Sudan, annexation, war of aggression, Kurdistan Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Iranian KurdistanWikidata
    linkpageThe Operations Room page@Wikidata
    commonsimageA view of an Iranian oil platform after being strafed by US forces. Marines raided the platform to gather intelligence data and military equipment used by the Iranians. The platform - DPLA - 316f98194c236d81395fe565b030fe7d Commons
    commonsimageSassan Oil Platform Burns 1988 Commons
    commonsimageA-6E Intruder in Operation Praying Mantis DN-SN-89-03126 Commons
    commonsimageAerial view of Iranian frigate Sahand burning after air attack Operation Praying Mantis DN-SN-89-03125 Commons
    commonsimageA-6E of VA-85 drops CBU-59 cluster bomb on Iranian target 1988 Commons
    commonsimageA-7E VA-94 on cat of USS Enterprise (CVN-65) 1988 Commons
    commonsimageOperation Praying Mantis Commons
    commonsimageBild-Prayingmantis5sahand Commons
    commonsimageOperation Praying Mantis Commons
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