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| 'Iran can hit back at US warships in PG' |
| 2010-09-18 |
| A top military adviser to Iran's Fearless Leader, the doddering but still vicious Ali Khamenei says US warships in the Persian Gulf waters are within the reach of the country's defense systems. Speaking at this week's Friday Prayers, Brigadier General Yahya Rahim-Safavi said Iran's 2,000 km long coastal strip along the Persian Gulf allows the country to target any hostile navel activity in the area. "Every American warship is within the reach of our armed forces' surface-to-sea missiles," Rahim Safavi said, suggesting that the consequences of a strike against Iran would be different from Iraq and Afghanistan. "Sixty-five percent of the world's oil [shipments] passes through the Persian Gulf," he added. Amid a standoff over Iran's nuclear program, Tehran has repeatedly warned that it will retaliate if Iranian cargo ships come under inspection or its nuclear facilities are attacked. Iranian officials reject Western accusations that Tehran is pursuing a military nuclear program, arguing that as a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Iran has the right to peaceful nuclear energy. On June 9, the UN Security Council imposed a US-engineered sanctions resolution targeting Iranian financial and military sectors, with a section subjecting ship departing or en route to Iran open to inspections. The former commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) went on to slam the desecration of the Holy Qur'an on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks in the US. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 Speaking at this week's Friday Prayers, Brigadier General Yahya Rahim-Safavi said Iran's 2,000 km long coastal strip along the Persian Gulf allows the country to target any hostile navel activity in the area. I know they don't like bikinis but, man... |
| Posted by: Pappy 2010-09-18 19:32 |
| #4 The PG? Don't they know we renamed that the Gulf of Rumsfeld? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2010-09-18 17:18 |
| #3 Why is it that so many people in the mideast are seriously delusional? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-09-18 15:13 |
| #2 This quote comes to mind, "Our gun arrays are now fixed on your ship and will fire the instant you come into range. You will find their power quite impressive... for a few seconds. " |
| Posted by: Guillibaldo Unusing2147 2010-09-18 02:21 |
| #1 Well, let's take a look at how things transpired the last time this sort of scenario played out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1lylcpeIXc I particularly like the "straight to the point" announcement by the Captain of the American warship at 2:12 elapsed time. Of course, back then, we had real American President - instead of the laughingstock buffoon who now occupies that position. |
| Posted by: Lone Ranger 2010-09-18 00:35 |