{"id":14922,"date":"2020-12-21T23:02:30","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T23:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/12\/21\/us-navy-announces-nuclear-submarine-passage-of-strait-of-hormuz-amid-tensions-with-iran\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:59:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:59:28","slug":"us-navy-announces-nuclear-submarine-passage-of-strait-of-hormuz-amid-tensions-with-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2020\/12\/21\/us-navy-announces-nuclear-submarine-passage-of-strait-of-hormuz-amid-tensions-with-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"US Navy announces nuclear submarine passed through Strait of Hormuz amid tensions with Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DUBAI, United Arab Emirates \u2014 An American nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine traversed the strategically vital waterway between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula on Monday, the U.S. Navy said, a rare announcement that comes amid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/11\/17\/report-president-trump-asked-senior-leaders-about-military-options-to-strike-iran\/\" target=_blank>rising tensions with Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy\u2019s 5th Fleet based in Bahrain said the Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Georgia, accompanied by two other warships, passed through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/01\/08\/explainer-could-iran-close-the-strait-of-hormuz\/\" target=_blank>the Strait of Hormuz<\/a>, a narrow passageway through which a fifth of the world\u2019s oil supplies travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/newsletters\/daily-news-roundup\/2020\/12\/10\/us-b-52h-bombers-fly-to-middle-east-in-mission-to-deter-iran\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6397276.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US B-52H bombers fly to Middle East in mission to deter Iran<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">In a new show of military might, two American bomber aircraft flew from the United States to the Middle East on Thursday.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The unusual transit in the Persian Gulf\u2019s shallow waters, aimed at underscoring American military might in the region, follows the killing last month of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, an Iranian scientist named by the West as the leader of the Islamic Republic\u2019s disbanded military nuclear program. It also comes some two weeks before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/12\/03\/us-to-reduce-staff-at-baghdad-embassy-amid-regional-tensions\/\" target=_blank>the anniversary of the American drone strike<\/a> in January that killed top Iranian military commander <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/01\/03\/iraq-rockets-fired-at-baghdad-airport-7-people-killed\/\" target=_blank>Gen. Qassem Soleimani<\/a>. Iran has promised to seek revenge for both killings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine\u2019s presence in Mideast waterways signals the U.S. Navy\u2019s \u201ccommitment to regional partners and maritime security,\u201d the Navy said, demonstrating its readiness \u201cto defend against any threat at any time.\u201d The USS Georgia is armed with 154 Tomahawk land-attack cruise missiles and can host up to 66 special operations forces, the Navy added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1277\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20356611278735.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"The guided-missile submarine USS Georgia transits the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020.\" class=\"wp-image-32660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20356611278735.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20356611278735.jpg.jpg?resize=300,192 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20356611278735.jpg.jpg?resize=768,490 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20356611278735.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,654 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20356611278735.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,981 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The guided-missile submarine USS Georgia transits the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. (MC2 Indra Beaufort\/U.S. Navy via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this month, the U.S. military flew two bomber aircraft to the Middle East in a mission that U.S. officials described as a message of deterrence to Iran. The displays of military might are meant to signal the United States\u2019 continuing commitment to the Middle East even as President Donald Trump\u2019s administration withdraws thousands of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/12\/07\/iran-says-us-got-the-message-on-tense-exchanges-in-persian-gulf-after-navy-admirals-remarks\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20341352622795.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span 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