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| Iran Says It Has Full Control Of Gulf, U.S. Navy Does Not Belong There |
| 2018-08-27 |
| Hat Tip, gCaptain. Tehran has suggested it could take military action in the Gulf to block other countries’ oil exports in retaliation for U.S. sanctions intended to halt its sales of crude. Washington maintains a fleet in the Gulf that protects oil shipping routes. Tangsiri said Iran had full control of the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz that leads into it. Closing the strait would be the most direct way of blocking shipping. "We can ensure the security of the Persian Gulf and there is no need for the presence of aliens like the U.S. and the countries whose home is not in here," he said in the quote, which appeared in English translation on Tasnim. He added, "All the carriers and military and non-military ships will be controlled and there is full supervision over the Persian Gulf. Our presence in the region is physical and constant and night and day." Separately, the head of the Revolutionary Guards, Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, said Iran’s enemies would not prevail in a conflict. "The enemies are strictly avoiding any conflict with Iran because they know that it will not be beneficial for them," Jafari said, according to Tasnim. Tension between Iran and the United States has escalated since President Donald Trump pulled out of a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers in May and reimposed sanctions. Senior U.S. officials have said they aim to reduce Iran’s oil exports to zero. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the most senior authority in the Islamic Republic, said last month that he supports the idea that if Iran is not allowed to export oil then no country should export oil from the Gulf. Well, maybe resolution of this issue will have a positive effect on the NORKS. |
| Posted by:Alaska Paul |
| #9 Sink a couple of tankers incoming to fuel up. Block the deep water channels. All done. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2018-08-27 22:57 |
| #8 Iran may come to illustrate the old adage that "...any ship can serve as a minesweeper ..." ... ONCE. |
| Posted by: Lone Ranger 2018-08-27 20:32 |
| #7 *shrug* Our oil doesn't need to get into the gulf; theirs needs to get out. Put a cork in the Straits of Hormuz, no Iranian oil gets out. See how long until they start whining. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2018-08-27 20:21 |
| #6 The Iranians could seize a Western civilian vessel attempting to pass the Strait of Hormuz. If there was a timid response such a move would greatly deter civilian commercial navgation in the area, obviating the need for an outright blockade. Iran is a somewhat rational exploratory aggressor. |
| Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660 2018-08-27 18:57 |
| #5 #4 I didn't think it was possible to block the Strait with a few hundred speedboats. Posted by: Raj 2018-08-27 17:18 ...Well, theoretically, yes. On the other hand, FAEs and CBUs would serve as a big, strategic Drano.... Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2018-08-27 17:50 |
| #4 I didn't think it was possible to block the Strait with a few hundred speedboats. |
| Posted by: Raj 2018-08-27 17:18 |
| #3 Personally, I kind of like the Gulf of Rumsfeld as a name. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2018-08-27 16:21 |
| #2 We should start calling it the Arabian Gulf when we respond publicly to this. |
| Posted by: lord garth 2018-08-27 15:28 |
| #1 How much do you wanna bet as soon as a couple aircraft carrier groups move into the region Iran declares victory and runs home? |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2018-08-27 15:00 |