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| Iran Stages Military Exercises in Strait of Hormuz |
| 2015-02-26 |
| [AnNahar] Iran's Revolutionary Guards began naval exercises Wednesday in the Strait of Hormuz, just a few hundred kilometers away from western vessels engaged in the fight against the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... group. The three branches of the elite army of the Iranian regime are participating in the regular military exercises, dubbed "Great Prophet", off Qeshm Island. It was unclear how long the drills would last. State television showed an attack by "high-precision missiles" fired from the coast, and a helicopter on a replica of an "American" aircraft carrier. Fast attack craft were also involved in the military exercises, which aim to "demonstrate the power" of the Navy in protecting Iranian interests in the Gulf, according to state television ... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe? The Revolutionary Guards are responsible for naval forces in the Gulf, mainly composed of hundreds of speedboats equipped with various types of short- and medium-range missiles as well as small submarines. The Guards' naval forces, estimated at about 20,000 troops by Western experts, are tasked with blocking the Strait of Hormuz, through which a third of global marine oil traffic passes, if the country comes under attack. Iran says its military doctrine is based entirely on deterrence. The exercises began two days after French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle launched operations in the Gulf as part of the international coalition fighting the Islamic State group (IS) in Iraq and Syria. The ship will be stationed off Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... for about eight weeks, working alongside the American aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. The U.S. Fifth Fleet is stationed in Bahrain, and Qatar ...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates... hosts the U.S. military command for the Middle East and Central Asia. A nuclear-powered attack submarine, a French anti-aircraft frigate and a British anti-submarine frigate are also in the area. |
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