Iran's Naval Forces Suffered Casualties From Israeli Airstrikes

Iranian naval forces did not escape unscathed in the recent 12-day Israeli aerial assault on Iran which began on June 12.

In the first two days of the Israeli attack, regular Iranian Navy (Nedaja) vessels largely remained in port. As naval vessels are at their most vulnerable when tied up in port, this move suggested that the Nedaja command was putting on a non-confrontational display that assumed that Israeli targeting priorities would be elsewhere.

But on June 14, Nedaja vessels...