Operation Morvarid

At the same time, two Iranian [[Kaman-class fast attack craft|''Kaman''-class]] (La Combattante II type) missile boats (''Paykan'' and ''Joshan'') blockaded the ports of [[Al Faw]] and [[Umm Qasr]], blocking 60 foreign ships and shelling both facilities.

At the same time, two Iranian [[Kaman-class fast attack craft|''Kaman''-class]] (La Combattante II type) missile boats (''Paykan'' and ''Joshan'') blockaded the ports of [[Al Faw]] and [[Umm Qasr]], blocking 60 foreign ships and shelling both facilities.

In response, the [[Iraqi Navy]] deployed [[P 4-class torpedo boat#P 6-class torpedo boat|P-6]] [[torpedo boat]]s and [[Osa-class missile boat|Osa II-class]] [[Missile boat|missile boats]] for a counter-attack. The boats engaged the two Iranian missile boats which managed to sink two Osas with [[Harpoon missile]]s. The remaining three Osa-class missile boats continued to attack the missile boat ''Paykan''. The crew of the ''Paykan'' called [[Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force|IRIAF]] for assistance which sent two F-4s (each armed with six [[AGM-65 Maverick]] missiles). By the time they arrived, however, ''Paykan'' had been sunk after being hit by two Iraqi [[P-15 Termit]] missiles. In response, the F-4s targeted the remaining Iraqi ships and sunk three Osa IIs and four P-6s.

In response, the [[Iraqi Navy]] deployed [[P 4-class torpedo boat#P 6-class torpedo boat|P-6]] [[torpedo boat]]s and [[Osa-class missile boat|Osa II-class]] [[Missile boat|missile boats]] for a counter-attack. The boats engaged the two Iranian missile boats which managed to sink two Osas with [[Harpoon missile]]s. The remaining three Osa-class missile boats continued to attack the missile boat ''Paykan''. The crew of the ''Paykan'' called [[Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force|IRIAF]] for assistance which sent two F-4s (each armed with six [[AGM-65 Maverick]] missiles). By the time they arrived, however, ''Paykan'' had been sunk after being hit by two Iraqi [[P-15 Termit]] missiles. In response, the F-4s targeted the remaining Iraqi ships and sunk three Osa IIs and four P-6s.> According to more thorough recent sources however, only one P-6 torpedo boat was sunk by ''Peykan's'' Harpoon missiles, and then only two Osa missile boats were sunk by F-4s.{{cite book |last1=Cooper |first1=Tom |first2=Sirous|last2=Ebrahimi|first3=E.R.|last3=Hooton|title=Iraq–Iran naval war. Volume 1: Opening blows September–November 1980 |date=2023 |series=Middle East@War |id=No.56|publisher=Helion & Company |isbn=978-1-804514-13-9 |pages=59–62}}>

Soon four more Iranian F-4s arrived from [[Shiraz Air Base]], bombed the port of Al Faw, and, together with F-5s, destroyed the surrounding Iraqi SAM sites. One Iranian F-4 was downed while another was hit and damaged by an Iraqi [[Strela 2|SA-7 surface-to-air missile]] but managed to return to base.

Soon four more Iranian F-4s arrived from [[Shiraz Air Base]], bombed the port of Al Faw, and, together with F-5s, destroyed the surrounding Iraqi SAM sites. One Iranian F-4 was downed while another was hit and damaged by an Iraqi [[Strela 2|SA-7 surface-to-air missile]] but managed to return to base.