Hezbollah has Russian anti-ship missiles that it can use against American warships in the Mediterranean.
According to Reuters sources, these are self-piloting P-800 Oniks missiles with a range of 300 km. Hezbollah captured them alongside President Bashar al-Assad’s forces during the war in Syria.
One Reuters source emphasized that Hezbollah’s anti-ship capabilities have increased significantly since 2006, when the group first demonstrated its ability to attack a maritime target by attacking an Israeli warship in the Mediterranean. The agency source said that Hezbollah has others besides Russian missiles.
U.S. officials who spoke anonymously to Reuters journalists believe Hezbollah has amassed an “impressive arsenal of weapons,” including anti-ship missiles.
The Russian president’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said the Kremlin had no information on whether Hezbollah has such missiles. Hezbollah’s press office and the Syrian Ministry of Information did not respond to the agency’s request for comment.
Hezbollah threatens Americans with Russian missiles
In early November, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah gave a speech in which he singled out American warships in the eastern Mediterranean for the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas. He hinted that Hezbollah might fire on them.
“We have prepared for the presence of the fleet you threaten us with,” Nasrallah said. Lebanese sources confirmed to Reuters that the Hezbollah leader was referring to P-800 Oniks missiles.
Hezbollah’s use of Russian missiles against the US fleet would escalate the conflict to the level of a “major war in the region”, a US official said.
After Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, the United States deployed two aircraft carriers and support ships to the Mediterranean Sea to “ensure the security” of Israel.
Source: Do Rzeczy
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