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| 'US forces in Mideast in line of Iran's fire' |
| 2011-11-12 |
| [Iran Press TV] A senior Iranian politician says the US has placed itself in the line of Iranian fire by deploying forces in the Middle East, hinting that confrontation with Iran could triple the price of oil. "One can say that Iran is the pharynx of the US as most of the global oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz," Fars News Agency quoted Member of the Majlis (Parliament) National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Mohammad-Karim Abedi as saying on Friday. The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow waterway between Iran and Oman, which connects the Persian Gulf with the Sea of Oman. Iran has repeatedly warned that it will not hesitate in closing the strategic oil passage, in the event of a military attack on the country. Analysts believe that a possible closure of the waterway would have serious consequences for the world economy due to greatly reduced supplies of crude oil, petroleum supplies and liquefied natural gas. Abedi went on describe the recent threats against Iran as a bluff, adding that threatening Iran is a crime. On November 6, Israeli President Shimon Peres threatened that an attack on the Islamic Theocratic Republicis becoming "more and more likely." Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak have reportedly been lobbying to persuade the Israeli cabinet for a military strike on Iran. Iranian officials have promised a crushing response to any military strike against the country. This comes as the ineffective International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) accused Iran of conducting activities related to developing nuclear weapons in its November 8 report. Iran has rejected the report as "unbalanced, unprofessional and prepared with political motivation and under political pressure mostly by the United States." Iran argues that as a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and a member of the IAEA it is entitled to develop and acquire nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 Ayatollah Praise be to Allan who, in His beneficence, deemed that my mouth be not full of coffee when reading that. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2011-11-12 10:44 |
| #6 #3: How do you say 'ass cancer' in Persian? Ayatollah |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-11-12 10:06 |
| #5 To sweeten things Exxon has just signed a deal with the Kurdish people for oil exploration. |
| Posted by: Dale 2011-11-12 08:51 |
| #4 Iran is running out of threats! They better prepare to get smashed! |
| Posted by: Creregum Glolump8403 2011-11-12 08:31 |
| #3 How do you say 'ass cancer' in Persian? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2011-11-12 07:45 |
| #2 "One can say that Iran is the pharynx of the US as most of the global oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz," I think "sphyncter" would be a better term in this case. In particular the rectal sphyncter comes to mind. |
| Posted by: Elder of Zion 2011-11-12 06:59 |
| #1 US Operations has long adapted to similar declarations from that terrorist cess pool. Launch of warning has its pretext. |
| Posted by: Flutle Cresh4623 2011-11-12 00:25 |