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| Iran to cripple West economy if attacked |
| 2011-12-16 |
| [Iran Press TV] An Iranian politician says Iran can paralyze European and American economies by closing the Strait of Hormuz in response to a possible military strike against the country. Hossein Ebrahimi, who is also deputy head of Iran Majlis (parliament) National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, added that in case of a US military attack, Iran will use all its might to strike Washington's interests across the world. "One of Iran's definitive answers to a military attack is to close the Strait of Hormuz," Fars News Agency quoted him as saying on Thursday. Ebrahimi also stated the Iranian armed forces are planning a military exercise in which they will close the Strait of Hormuz as a serious warning to the US. "Iran's warning on closing the Strait of Hormuz is very serious and Americans must know that playing with Iran will cost them dearly," he added. On Wednesday, December 14, head of Majlis Internal Security Subcommittee, announced that if the enemies tried to carry out their threats against the Islamic Theocratic Republic, the country will use all its capacities including the Strait of Hormuz to defend itself. Parviz Sorouri emphasized that if the Strait of Hormuz becomes unsafe for Iran, the country may close the Strait in line with international regulations. Pointing to recent military threats against Iran, he added that stability should exist for all countries because the Islamic Theocratic Republicdoes not believe in the theory of stability for one country and instability for all others. Stability for all countries... including Israel? Hello? Bueller, Bueller? The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Mohammad-Ali Jafari said on July 4 that the option of closing the Strait of Hormuz remains on the table and that there is a plan to close the strategic strait in the case of a military strike against Iran. The Iranian commander also noted Iran is after plans to fully exploit its defensive potential in the high seas. 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 it would not hesitate to take all crucial measures, one of which is to close the strategic oil passage, in the event of a military attack on the country. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #12 Note: my post above is not meant to discount the first 72 hours, which is what it will take to sink their boats and close their ports, as well as a week to two weeks to permanently decapitate their government and military command capacities. No boots on the ground needed, just enough spine to keep pounding away from the air. 2 weeks in, if we hit their comm facilities, power generation and water plants and bridges, Iran slips into the stone age, and several million people get awfully thirsty and hungry, and they have nobody to put their hands on about that except for their own government. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2011-12-16 22:19 |
| #11 at low tide, some of the shallower parts would be restricted by the diminished draft over Iran's wrecks |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-12-16 18:33 |
| #10 Kind of difficult to close Hormuz when their navy will be at the bottom within 36 hours, and eny missile within range will have had its C2 systems destroyed, and launchers suppressed. Not to mention their only domestic refinery in flames. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2011-12-16 18:30 |
| #9 READ : IRAN EMBASSY - cuba |
| Posted by: Whaiger Sinatra5982 2011-12-16 16:17 |
| #8 READ : IRAN EMBASSY - cuba |
| Posted by: Whaiger Sinatra5982 2011-12-16 16:17 |
| #7 They could make millions selling what theae guys are smoking. Of course, "crippling West economy" probably means some horrific act of nuclear terrorism. |
| Posted by: Bill Clinton 2011-12-16 15:51 |
| #6 Guess they can now that no IDs are required. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2011-12-16 14:36 |
| #5 What are they going to do, vote Democrat? |
| Posted by: Hellfish 2011-12-16 13:38 |
| #4 Iran is too late. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-12-16 11:45 |
| #3 Guess we could take back the canal we built too. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2011-12-16 08:53 |
| #2 (See: Hitler, Adolf) Oh but we're much smarter than our granfathers. We should be immune from things like the voting socialists into office, the Great Depression, and allowing fascist regimes to take hold. |
| Posted by: gorb 2011-12-16 02:18 |
| #1 ...and they are planning to cripple our economy if we DON'T ATTACK. Iran has been a toothache for a long time. Of course there will be upheaval if we go to war with Iran. But much more upheaval in the long run if we sit idly by and do nothing. (See: Hitler, Adolf) |
| Posted by: Mikey Hunt 2011-12-16 01:08 |