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Iran's navy aims to sail off US shores soon
2012-09-04
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

#15  Ahmed, you lost ANOTHER submarine?

That gets my vote. Man, I love that movie!
Posted by: SteveS   2012-09-04 21:07  

#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  

#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  

#12  Over/Under how many defect? Or know how to swim?
Posted by: Charles   2012-09-04 19:52  

#11  Looks like we'll have some new artifical reefs off our shores soon...
Posted by: Abu Chuck   2012-09-04 18:49  

#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  

#9  Can their ships make it this far?
Posted by: JohnQC   2012-09-04 16:46  

#8  Ahmed, you lost ANOTHER submarine?
Posted by: European Conservative   2012-09-04 16:28  

#7  HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!!!
Posted by: Raider   2012-09-04 14:58  

#6  You run, they pursue.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2012-09-04 14:47  

#5  Hmmmm...
Posted by: newc   2012-09-04 14:05  

#4  Ah, yes, The Bermuda Triangle. The Bermuda Triangle...
Posted by: tu3031   2012-09-04 13:16  

#3  Bermuda Triangle either....
Posted by: Uncle Phester   2012-09-04 12:51  

#2  Hmmmm....never experienced a hurricane in the Persian Gulf have they?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2012-09-04 12:31  

#1  Good. We can use the target practice.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2012-09-04 12:25  

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