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| Iran Pledges to Deploy Warships in the Atlantic | |
| 2012-07-25 | |
| For the second time in less than a year, Iran's top naval commander has said Iranian Navy vessels will soon be plying the Atlantic Ocean, having made great strides in recent years in expanding its presence beyond Iranian waters. Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari's comments came on the same day Iran launched its first domestically-built oil tanker. The 21,000-ton vessel, capable of carrying up to 750,000 barrels of oil, was ordered by Venezuela, and Sayyari's remarks raise the possibility that a warship may escort the tanker on its delivery sailing to Iran's Latin American ally.
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| Posted by:Glinesh Craling7938 |
| #10 bad stuff happens all the time in the Atlantic. Ships lost, planes lost. Hell, Johnny Quest knew that |
| Posted by: Frank G 2012-07-25 22:31 |
| #9 Iran repor still wants to build a Nuclear Submarine(s). "SIX MILYUHN-DOLLAR MAN" OPENING = D *** NG IT, GENTLEMEN, THEY CAN BUILD IT, THEY HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY. Iran sezzes they have the Will + the Engineers, etal. + the Knowledge! As per Iran's preferred "Japan/Egypt" Nuclear Models, unlike the two namesake countries whose warships remain "defensively" close to home [coasts + peripherals], Iran's naval agenda is apparen more "offensive" than Iran cares to publicly admit. * DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > REPORT: IRAN'S NEXT STEP - 50% ENRICHMENT. versus * WORLD NEWS > IRAN NOT TO CLOSE THE STRAITS OF HORMUZ AS LONG AS IT USES WATERWAY: IRGC COMMANDER. * WORLD NEWS > OFFICIAL: IRAN CAN PRODUCE NUCLEAR FUEL FOR SHIPS. * SAME > KHAMENEI AIDE:IRAN WILL INCREASE ENRICHMENT IFF WORLD PRESSURES PERSIST. Up to 50-to-56% enrichment. * DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > IRAN'S STRATEGY IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ: IRAN WOULD HAVE MUCH TO LOSE [espec Economically] IN CLOSING THE STRAIT. IFF TEHRAN'S SECURITY IS ENDANGERED, IT MIGHT CHOOSE A "MEASURED" RESPONSE, as part of its national "defensive deterrence" strategem agz the US-Allies. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-07-25 20:21 |
| #8 Maybe we should warn them about the vicious Esquimeau pirates that ply the North Atlantic? Or not. |
| Posted by: manversgwtw 2012-07-25 19:43 |
| #7 we should leak that in light of this we have built a new fast attack sub, the "USS SALAMIS". Watch the turbans get all pissed off... |
| Posted by: Broadhead6 2012-07-25 14:57 |
| #6 So how many oarsmen does the tanker use up a day? Or did they splurge and buy an engine from someone? |
| Posted by: Silentbrick - Schlumberger Squishy Mud Division 2012-07-25 13:58 |
| #5 Iranian sailors don't just smell like shit. |
| Posted by: Charles 2012-07-25 12:28 |
| #4 Who's providing tow service? France? |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2012-07-25 12:26 |
| #3 One is smelly goo dropped from a slop bucket, the other is food. |
| Posted by: Glinesh Craling7938 2012-07-25 12:16 |
| #2 Fish don't eat Iranian sailors... |
| Posted by: Steve White 2012-07-25 11:52 |
| #1 Great!! Saves us gas, don't have to go so far for target practice. How do you tell the difference between Iranian sailors and fish food? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2012-07-25 11:18 |