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| Iran begins new military maneuvers in the Gulf |
| 2010-05-06 |
| [Al Arabiya Latest] Iran's military has kicked off new war games in the strategic Gulf waters -- the country's second military show in less than a month, as the Iranian President announced that new sanctions would not stop his country from resuming its nuclear program. State TV says the exercise -- which started Wednesday in the Strait of Hormuz and the Sea of Oman -- will last eight days and cover about 97,000 square miles (250,000 square kilometers) of Iranian territorial waters. The exercises reflect Iran's desire to flex its military muscle at a time of a deepening standoff with the West over Tehran's controversial nuclear program. The West suspects it's aimed at building a nuclear weapon, a charge Iran denies. Iran's Revolutionary Guard held five-day maneuvers in late April in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz -- the waterway for around 40 percent of the world's oil and gas supplies. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 It's convincing their neighbors they are crazy enough to use nukes when they get them. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2010-05-06 08:37 |
| #2 Do they honestly think they are a strong army or is it bravado only? |
| Posted by: Paul2 2010-05-06 08:19 |
| #1 Thanks for the intel... again So wonder whats on their cards this time |
| Posted by: Oscar 2010-05-06 05:40 |