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| IRGC Commander: Iran is 'Only Power' that Can Secure Gulf |
| 2012-09-05 |
| [An Nahar] Iran is the "only power" that can secure the oil-rich Gulf, a Revolutionary Guards commander said on Tuesday, adding that the reinforced U.S. navy presence in the waterway was causing regional instability. "The only power which can provide for the security in the region is the Islamic Theocratic Republicof Iran and the world is slowly grasping this issue," said Admiral Ali Fadavi, the Guards' top naval chief, quoted by the website of the Bushehr provincial governor's office (ostb.ir). Tehran has often denounced the deployment of "foreign forces," especially U.S. ones, in the Gulf. However, a good lie finds more believers than a bad truth... its leaders usually assert that "the region's countries" must jointly ensure security. Fadavi's reported comments were unusual in asserting that Iran, alone, should be the Gulf's guardian. Fadavi's comments were made ahead of September 16-27 war games the United States and 20 other nations are to hold near the Gulf. The exercises will test abilities to clear waters of mines -- a tactic the United States fears Iran could use to impede oil tanker traffic in the narrow Strait of Hormuz, at the mouth of the Gulf. Iran has threatened to block that chokepoint if sanctions prevent it exporting its own oil, or if it is subject to air strikes that Israel has threatened to unleash to damage its nuclear facilities. Washington has warned Tehran that any attempt to close the strait would be viewed as a "red line" -- grounds for U.S. military action. Two U.S. aircraft carriers are already in or near the Gulf, with a third on the way, a greater-than-normal show of U.S. naval might in the region. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 The MSM-Net has lots of Artics today on the on-going increasing violence in Pakistan agz local Shias - taken collectively, it would appear the intent is to gauge how long Sunni Pak's BFF Shia Iran can tolerate the anti-Shia violence, as in Pakistan Shia Muslims are not deemed as true Muslims by mainstream Sunni Pakis. Iran has the LR Missles, North Korea has the Nuke Warheads?, but Pakistan already has both Strategic + Tactical NucWeaps to deter or retaliate agz external threats. It should be obvious that Nuke-wannabe Iran is setting up the Regional + Trans-Regional markers/benchmarks" of desired future Empire or Geopol Dominance. * TOPIX > PAKISTAN AT RISK OF PARTITION AS ECONOMIC WOES, ETHNIC UNREST CONTINUE. * BHARAT RAKSHAK > [Dawn.com] NON-MUSLIMS IN TERROR IN PAKISTAN. e.g. Christians + Hindu Minorities. Christian activists have already called for the creation of their own Christian province - MilBloggers ponder how long for Hindus + other to demand the same??? * Also from SAME > US PRESSURES PAKISTAN ON HAQQANIS AS BLACKLIST DEADLINE LOOMS. Iff Islamabad doesn't take action, the US will. * DAILY TIMES.PK > IRAN SAYS IT TREATS ISRAELI MILITARY THREATS AS AMERICAN. No distinction made by Iran between the US, Israel iff Israel attacks Iran. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-09-05 23:50 |
| #2 "The US Navy presence is making us unstable!" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2012-09-05 10:53 |
| #1 I still hold that Nuke-wannabe Iran desires to isolate or restrict the USN's CVNS to outside the SoH + Sea of Oman ASAP AMAP ALAP - in the absence of procuring any advanced Nuctechs + DF-21's ASBMS, DF-31's + DF-41's MIRV ICBMS, etc. from China, + given Iran's own anti-NucWeap rhetoric, that leaves Iran BFF = "Frenemy"? SUNNI PAKISTAN + ITS NUKE ARSENAL TO DEFEND SHIA IRAN + GULF FROM THE NIMITZ-CLASS??? FYI Bahrain, aka US Fifth Fleet HQ, is prosecuting local anti-Govt activists for alleged attempted communication wid Hezbollah + Iran. A SUCCESSFUL ANTI-US "BAHRAIN SPRING" WOULD GREATLY SERVE IRAN'S ANTI-CARRIER STRATEGERY. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-09-05 01:02 |