WW3: Hezbollah Flaunts Anti-Ship Missile in Major Threat to US Warships

WW3: Hezbollah Flaunts Anti-Ship Missile in Major Threat to US Warships

By: Jason Walsh

Lebanon-based Hezbollah militant group reportedly posted a disturbing video of its anti-ship missiles in a major warning to US Warships deployed in the Middle East.

The video, which has yet to be verified, was posted after the US Gerard Ford Carrier Group was stationed in the Mediterranean Sea, close to Israel.

While there are no specific threats made in the video, the Iran-supported militant organization possesses Russian anti-ship missiles, which can be used to target US warships and carriers in the Mediterranean Sea.

The Daily Fetched reported last week that Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah warned of a major escalation on Israel’s border with Lebanon, announcing that the Jewish state is “now on more than one front” while making a threat to American warships.

Hassan Nasrallah praised the Alaqsa Flood, the name given for Hamas’s deadly attack on Israel last month, saying it was a ‘glorious jihadi operation’ that had led to an ‘earthquake’ in the Jewish state.

“We are well prepared for US warships as well,” the Hezbollah chief said.

Two individuals in Lebanon familiar with the Iran-backed group’s arsenal, said Ezbollah’s anti-ship missile capabilities include the 300-kilometer (186-mile) Russian-made Yakhont missile.

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Hezbollah has released a video of their advance long range anti ship missile with words future is near. These missile are capable of destroying any military ship & capability was demonstrated by Hezbollah in 2005 when a Hezbollah missile took out Israeli Sa'ar 5 Corvette

Hezbollah has made significant progress in its ability to attack ships since 2006, one source said. The group proved it could hit an Israeli warship in the Mediterranean.

For many years, media and analysts have reported that Hezbollah purchased Yakhont missiles from Syria following its deployment there over ten years. Hezbollah, on its part, has never officially confirmed having this weapon.

Media reports published over the years suggest otherwise. In 2014, the Wall Street Journal reported that Hezbollah received advanced guided missiles from Syria.

The report noted that US officials believe that “as many as 12 anti-ship guide-missiles systems may now be in Hezbollah’s possession inside Syria.”

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