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2012-09-04 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran's navy aims to sail off US shores soon

The head of Iran''s navy says the country aims to put its warships in international waters off the U.S. coast "in the next few years."

The comments Tuesday from Admiral Habibollah Sayyari on state TV are part of Iran''s response to Washington''s beefed up naval presence in the Persian Gulf.

The U.S. Navy''s 5th fleet is based in Bahrain -- across the gulf from Iran -- and the U.S. plans maritime war games later this month.

Iran has made similar claims in the past that its ships could soon sail into international waters off the U.S. coast.

Tehran and Washington have been in odd over Tehran''s nuclear ambitions that the West suspects it has aimed at weapon. Iran denies the charge.

Posted by tipper 2012-09-04 09:59|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 Good. We can use the target practice.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2012-09-04 12:25|| 2012-09-04 12:25|| Front Page Top

#2 Hmmmm....never experienced a hurricane in the Persian Gulf have they?

Posted by Procopius2k 2012-09-04 12:31|| 2012-09-04 12:31|| Front Page Top

#3 Bermuda Triangle either....

Posted by Uncle Phester 2012-09-04 12:51|| 2012-09-04 12:51|| Front Page Top

#4 Ah, yes, The Bermuda Triangle. The Bermuda Triangle...

Posted by tu3031 2012-09-04 13:16|| 2012-09-04 13:16|| Front Page Top

#5 Hmmmm...

Posted by newc 2012-09-04 14:05|| 2012-09-04 14:05|| Front Page Top

#6 You run, they pursue.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2012-09-04 14:47|| 2012-09-04 14:47|| Front Page Top

#7 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!!!

Posted by Raider 2012-09-04 14:58|| 2012-09-04 14:58|| Front Page Top

#8 Ahmed, you lost ANOTHER submarine?

Posted by European Conservative 2012-09-04 16:28|| 2012-09-04 16:28|| Front Page Top

#9 Can their ships make it this far?

Posted by JohnQC 2012-09-04 16:46|| 2012-09-04 16:46|| Front Page Top

#10 Can their ships make it this far?

Our navy has been rescuing a lot of them lately right off their shores in the "Iranian Gulf". Ironically if they make it here, at least they may feel safer.

But it is rather interesting that Hussein seems to have no problem with that kind of thing recently.

Posted by Grerelet Wholump7951 2012-09-04 17:21|| 2012-09-04 17:21|| Front Page Top

#11 Looks like we'll have some new artifical reefs off our shores soon...

Posted by Abu Chuck 2012-09-04 18:49|| 2012-09-04 18:49|| Front Page Top

#12 Over/Under how many defect? Or know how to swim?

Posted by Charles 2012-09-04 19:52|| 2012-09-04 19:52|| Front Page Top

#13 IMO its safe to say Iran wants to be an Islamist or Islamic Nuclear Global Superpower.

The Christians have the US including NATO-EU, + Mama Russia; the Jews have We-Cannot-Confirm-or-Deny-Having-Nukes Israel, the Buddhists = Asians have Nuclear China + perhaps Nuclear Hindu India [future Japan?] - there is of course Nuclear Pakistan, but its domestic economy leaves much to be desired at present.

I would say that Iran is taking it upon itself to be the de facto "true" epitome of the Islamic/Muslim World, as opposed to Pakistan, Turkey, KSA or Egypt???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-09-04 20:14|| 2012-09-04 20:14|| Front Page Top

#14 Iff one believes that POTUS Bammer is also the so-called "ObaMuslim", i.e. Islam's "Man/Fifth Column in the White House", then one should believe that it is to ambitious Iran's advantage to help him win four more years as POTUS.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-09-04 20:20|| 2012-09-04 20:20|| Front Page Top

#15 Ahmed, you lost ANOTHER submarine?

That gets my vote. Man, I love that movie!

Posted by SteveS 2012-09-04 21:07|| 2012-09-04 21:07|| Front Page Top

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