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Iranian admiral: US carriers would be targeted in war
2014-05-07
Iran will target U.S. aircraft carriers based in the Persian Gulf if a war were to ever erupt between both countries, an Iranian naval chief warned Tuesday.

"Aircraft carriers are the symbol of America's military might," Adm. Ali Fadavi, according to the Fars news agency. "The carriers are responsible for supplying America's air power. So, it's natural that we want to sink the carriers."

Fadavi is naval chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guard and made the remarks as Iran completes a large-scale mock-up of a U.S. carrier.

Iran is currently building a replica of the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier, which will be used in future military exercises. The Revolutionary Guard's navy has already targeted mock-up U.S. warships, Fadavi said, adding it took only 50 seconds to destroy one of them.
I'm sure it did...
A U.S. Navy official in the Persian Gulf laughed off dismissed Iran's warnings.

"Whatever Iran hopes to do with the mock-up, it is likely to have zero impact on U.S. Navy operations in the Gulf," Cmdr. Jason Salata, a spokesman for the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet, told the Associated Press.
Posted by:Steve White

#12  It's the plot of Iron Eagle Umpteen:
A mechanic, a kid, kerosene,
A rattletrap Harrier,
A fake aircraft carrier,
And wooden bombs on the big screen.

Or maybe DTV.
Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220   2014-05-07 23:58  

#11  CF, That would just be side-splitting mean. I love it!
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2014-05-07 22:47  

#10  Confidential photos of the Iranian Ministry of the Navy: [LINK]
Posted by: Uncle Phester   2014-05-07 19:52  

#9  No S*t Ali, does it look like we're ordering a pizza?
Posted by: Yamamoto   2014-05-07 11:12  

#8  Soare long-range bombers and ICBM's

Left out submarines. SLAMs have quite a range.
Posted by: Pappy   2014-05-07 09:52  

#7  U.S. Navy: Iranian Admirals would be targeted in war.
Posted by: Claing Pheack2625   2014-05-07 09:21  

#6  Just to be assholes we should go in and sink their replica ourselves.

Of course Carriers, unlike their mockup, are never without protection in a danger zone. It's called a carrier battle group.

OTOH one would think an U.S. Ambassador would never be without protection in a danger zone either. :(
Posted by: CrazyFool   2014-05-07 08:53  

#5  This equation can be solved in 23 minutes or less, YMMV with your choice of variables.
Posted by: Shipman   2014-05-07 08:21  

#4  There's a reason they're called 'bomb magnets'.
Posted by: ed in texas   2014-05-07 07:49  

#3  Japan Iran will target U.S. aircraft carriers

This was news 70 years ago.
Posted by: Besoeker   2014-05-07 04:34  

#2  As Iran aka "Rising Iran" is now the Bammerika's post-Syria/Assad Crisis new BFF, I'm intrepreting this Artic, for time being, as Iran reminding the West + Muslim Rivals it is now a OWG Global Co-Superpower, soon to be Nukulaar + head or principal to one or more various OWG Global Fed Union(s).

The above being said ...

* FARS NEWS AGENCY > COMMANDER: IRAN ONE OF ONLY TWO WORLD COUNTRIES IN POSSESSION OF SUPER HIGH-TECHNOLOGY TORPEDO.

Son-of-Russia's-"SHKVAL".

Lest we fergit, MSM-NET > Iran was also repor seeking to acquire China's DF-21 ASBM Carrier-killer + variants.

* RELATED SAME > IRGC NAVY CAN SINK US WARSHIPS IN TWINKLING OF AN EYE.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2014-05-07 01:37  

#1  "Aircraft carriers are the symbol of America's military might,"

So are long-range bombers and ICBM's - might want to keep that in mind before you start talking shit, bunky...
Posted by: Raj   2014-05-07 01:07  

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