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Australia to join U.S.-led defense effort in Strait of Hormuz
[Jpost] Australia has agreed to a request from the United States to join a coalition of countries protecting oil tankers and cargo ships from threats posed by Iran  ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneouslytaking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militiasto extend the regime's influence. The word Iranis a cognate form of Aryan,the abbreviation IRGCis a cognate form of Stürmabteilung (or SA),the term Supreme Guideis a cognate form of either Shahor Führeror maybe both, and they hate in the Straits of Hormuz, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday. "This destabilizing behavior is a threat to Australia's interests in the region," Morrison told a news conference. "The government has decided that it is in Australia's national interest to work with our international partners to contribute. Our contribution will be limited in scope and it will be time-bound," he said The Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported that Canberra would send frigates and surveillance aircraft to the region. Posted by: trailing wife 2019-08-21 |
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