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2018-07-06 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran Threatens To Block Strait Of Hormuz Over US Oil Sanctions, US threatens confrontation

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Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660 2018-07-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 ...I wouldn't do that if I were you.

This ain't the last guy.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2018-07-06 00:16|| 2018-07-06 00:16|| Front Page Top

#2 On Thursday the commander of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards, whose forces patrol the Strait of Hormuz – through which one-fifth of the world’s oil passes in tankers – said the Guards were ready to put Rouhani’s words into action if necessary.

With a bunch of speedboats and a US Commander in Chief (as Mike K. rightly notes) not worried in the slightest about blowing your asses out of the water? Ask yourselves why Kimmie backed down so quickly...

Posted by Raj 2018-07-06 00:22|| 2018-07-06 00:22|| Front Page Top

#3 Go for it, Bozo. The resulting action would quickly and inexpensively solve several world problems.

Posted by gorb 2018-07-06 01:29|| 2018-07-06 01:29|| Front Page Top

#4 As the Commander put it, "We could just sink your entire Navy, and it would not even interrupt chow time"

Posted by newc 2018-07-06 03:44|| 2018-07-06 03:44|| Front Page Top

#5 How deep is the strait?
Could they scuttle a few of their own tankers to block traffic or is it too deep/wide.

Posted by jvalentour 2018-07-06 07:43|| 2018-07-06 07:43|| Front Page Top

#6 Oh please try.

Posted by DarthVader 2018-07-06 10:00|| 2018-07-06 10:00|| Front Page Top

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