19 October 1987: The Iranian oil platform Rostam is ablaze after being shelled by four U.S. Navy destroyers in response to an Iranian missile attack on a reflagged Kuwaiti super tanker.

The Tanker War

By Second Lieutenant Quentin Zimmer, U.S. Marine Corps
June 2025
The impact of mines—and mine countermeasures—in the 1980s Persian Gulf showdown offers potent lessons for today’s Marine Corps.

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