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2015-04-24 Arabia

US Official: Iranian ships moving away from Yemen

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Posted by trailing wife 2015-04-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [14 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 Not clear yet iff Iran's alleged arms supply convoy is indeed headed home, or more likely are waiting for Saudi-Iran or International diplomacy to work???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-04-24 00:45|| 2015-04-24 00:45|| Front Page Top

#2 Did Iran cyberhack Turkey's nationwide power grids, plunging 1/2 of Turkey into darkness???

* WAFF > [Observer.com] IRAN FLEXES ITS MUSCLES BY [electrically]TRANSPORTING TURKEY BACK TO THE STONE AGE.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-04-24 01:21|| 2015-04-24 01:21|| Front Page Top

#3 Maybe part of a secret deal between Iran and Saudi, which both sides will likely break at the earliest opportunity.

Posted by phil_b 2015-04-24 01:51|| 2015-04-24 01:51|| Front Page Top

#4 The USS "T.R." CVN is now repor also ordered away from Yemen, so it is likely that all sides desire to give diplomacy a chance.

* RELATED TOPIX > US PENTAGON CITES DE-ESCALATION OF TENSIONS OVER IRANIAN SHIPS IN GULF OF ADEN.

* SAME > [WaPo] CONFRONTATION AVOIDED? IRANIAN AND US SHIPS BOTH TURN AWAY FROM YEMEN.

OTOH the Houthis are refusing to [temporarily?]withdraw from captured territories as per peace talks unless the Saudi airstrikes end first.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-04-24 20:52|| 2015-04-24 20:52|| Front Page Top

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