Back in the 1980s Iran was showing the world how tough it was and finally made a huge boo boo... they the USS Samuel B Roberts with a mine.
Given that was when we had a real man -- Ronald Reagan -- as president, the US kicked off operation Preying Mantis.
Iranian losses -- two oil platforms being used as military bases, 5 naval assets, and two fighter jets.
US losses -- 1 helicopter and 2 Marines.
The hysterical thing was Iran's response....
They went from ALLAH ALLAH ALLAH! JIHAD JIHAD JIHAD! to suing the United States at the International Court of Justice, claiming breach of a treaty the US had signed with Iran in the 1950s.