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| Iran Guards Search French, Italian Ships In Key Oil Route |
| 2010-04-27 |
| After hearing Michael Ledeen, during the last, closing moments on the Hugh Hewitt radio show, talking as the music for cut-off got louder, I found this. Tehran: Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards searched French and Italian ships during exercises in the Strait of Hormuz, a key transit route for Gulf oil, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday. The Guards marine patrol unit searched the two vessels on Friday to verify "whether the two were following environmental regulations," IRNA quoted a Guards statement as saying. "After it was confirmed that there was no breach of environmental regulations, they were allowed to continue on their path," the Guards said, without elaborating on the nature of the ships. They said the search was carried out in the Strait of Hormuz where Iranian forces have been carrying out manoeuvres since Thursday. The three-day exercise, dubbed Prophet V, has involved the Guards' ground, air and naval units. |
| Posted by:Sherry |
| #1 Iran is trying to impose control and ownership over the Straits of Hormuz. Neither country whos ships were involved should have allowed this to occur. Especially Italy, who supplies Iran with all those fancy military trucks we see on parade. |
| Posted by: Mike Hunt 2010-04-27 00:51 |