Operation Prime Chance
1987–1989 US military operation / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Operation Prime Chance (August 1987 – June 1989) was a United States Special Operations Command operation intended to protect U.S.-flagged oil tankers from Iranian attack during the Iran–Iraq War. The operation took place roughly at the same time as Operation Earnest Will (July 1987 – September 1988), the largely naval effort to escort the tankers through the Persian Gulf. The operation was begun after the mining of the U.S.-flagged Kuwaiti oil tanker Bridgeton.
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Part of the Iran–Iraq War | |
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Planned by | United States Special Operations Command |
Date | August 1987 – June 1989 |
Outcome | Operational success |
Casualties | 5 Iranian killed, 26 Iranian captured (during raid on Iran Ajr only)[1] Other parts of the operation are not included in this number |
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