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Check it out for yourselves… They are getting hit again and again and again since yesterday…
Strong 6 magnitude Iran quake near Strait of Hormuz kills child, causes damage May 11, 2013 – IRAN – A strong earthquake of 6.2 magnitude hit southern Iran early today, killing one child and injuring at least 20 others in remote, mountainous villages, state television reported. The US Geological Survey registered the quake at 0738 IST, measured at 85 kilometres (52 miles) [...] Tehran in new threat to close Strait of Hormuz Paul Joseph Watson Iranian Ambassador Hassan Danaie-Far says that the only way the United States can put a halt to Iran’s nuclear program is by resorting to war, a move that would prompt the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil chokepoint. “The only remaining card on the table is war. Is it to their benefit? Is it [...] from Reuters: A nuclear-powered U.S. attack submarine struck a suspected fishing vessel shortly after passing through the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf on Thursday, damaging one of the submarine’s periscopes but injuring no one, a Navy official said on the condition of anonymity. http://ca.news.yahoo.com/u-attack-submarine-strikes-vessel-gulf-022653816.html Iran’s navy said Monday it test-fired a range of weapons during ongoing maneuvers near the Strait of Hormuz, the passageway for one-fifth of the world’s oil supply. IRNA quoted Adm. Amir Rastgari, spokesman for the exercise, as saying the Iranian-made air defense system Raad, or Thunder, was among the weapons tested, along with various torpedoes and underwater and surface-to-surface rockets as well as anti-ship missiles. The Islamic Republic said it also [...] Iran’s naval forces started a six- day military exercise around the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for 20 percent of the world’s traded oil, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported. The drill, which covers a large area extending to the Sea of Oman and the north of the Indian Ocean, is aimed at “displaying the readiness of armed and naval forces to defend Iran’s waterway and national interests,” Iranian Navy [...] RT.com Iran will unveil a domestically manufactured missile-launching warship in the coming days, the country’s navy chief said. It comes days after Tehran accused the US Navy of conducting “illegal and provocative acts” in the Persian Gulf. “One of the new achievements of the Navy of the Islamic Republic of Iran is the Sinai 7 missile-launching warship… which will be unveiled on Wednesday,” Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari was [...] WASHINGTON – Iran is rushing to reinforce three strategically located islands in the middle of the Persian Gulf near the Strait of Hormuz despite a dispute Tehran has had with the United Arab Emirates over ownership, and the move could portend the passage’s closing if Iran’s nuclear facilities are attacked, according to a report from Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin. Analysts have seen a significant military buildup on the three islands Iran [...] Potential for ‘October Surprise’ as tensions build Paul Joseph Watson In just one week, the United States will have three aircraft carriers facing Iran, the number usually regarded as sufficient for a state of war.
The latest Stratfor naval update map shows that the USS John C. Stennis has now arrived in the waters just outside Iran, joining the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. Although there were already two [...] http://www.focus.de/politik/ausland/iran/umweltkatastrophe-als-geheimer-racheplan-iran-will-sich-mit-oel-tanker-unfall-fuer-sanktionen-raechen_aid_838394.html (German article) According to a secret document they are planning to contaminate the Strait of Hormuz with oil in order to stop all traffic. An intentional leak of a supertanker or a collision would make this look like an accident… The Ayatollah is said to be preparing to give the green light for this mission. A semi-official Iranian news agency said the military has test-fired four missiles during a military drill in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The report by Fars quoted General Ali Fadavi of the Revolutionary Guard as saying the missiles hit a “big target” the size of a warship and sunk it within 50 seconds. http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/middle-east/iran-test-fires-missiles-in-strait-of-hormuz-report Nearly 50 miles from Iran sails the nuclear-powered USS Eisenhower — never before has the U.S. flexed so much muscle so close to the Muslim nation. The move is a blunt warning to Iran: Don’t follow through on a threat to close the Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of the world’s oil passes. If Israel attacks Iran’s nuclear sites, Iran has promised to fill the strait’s waters with boats packed with explosives and mine [...] (Reuters) – Crude oil should be at least $150 per barrel, Iran’s oil minister was quoted as saying on Sunday, and the sanctions-hit country’s OPEC governor said current oil prices were not high enough to threaten the world economy…. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/16/us-iran-oil-prices-idUSBRE88F0EQ20120916
Armada Massing As ‘Israel Prepares Iran Strike’ An armada of US and British naval power is massing in the Persian Gulf in the belief that Israel is considering a pre-emptive strike against Iran’s [...] Are matters coming to a head in the Middle East? According to a report by Sean Rayment of the UK Telegraph, the leaders of the United States are going to meet today, something that had previously not been announced, as annual naval exercises – the largest ever, are to bring a large flotilla of western vessels to the Strait of Hormuz An impressive show of force, to be sure. Even more [...] From Telegraph: An armada of US and British naval power is massing in the Persian Gulf in the belief that Israel is considering a pre-emptive strike against Iran’s covert nuclear weapons programme. Battleships, aircraft carriers, minesweepers and submarines from 25 nations are converging on the strategically important Strait of Hormuz in an unprecedented show of force as Israel and Iran move towards the brink of war. Western leaders are convinced that Iran will [...] Massive naval buildup in Persian Gulf as Israel moves closer to war Western powers and several of their Middle East allies have deployed an enormous naval fleet to the Persian Gulf just days after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu again suggested that his country may soon launch a preemptive strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities. The fleet includes ships from 25 nations, include three full US carrier groups, each one with a compliment [...] (CNN) – The U.S. Navy said its guided missile destroyer collided with a Japanese-owned oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz early Sunday morning. No one was injured in the collision that occurred about 1 a.m. local time when the USS Porter collided with the Panamanian-flagged bulk oil tanker M/V Otowasan, the Navy said in a statement. … U.S. destroyer, oil tanker collide ‘Weirdest thing’ floats in South Pacific - CNN Iran has been threatening to close the Strait of Hormuz since last year and a new book out by David Crist offers insight into why those threats should to be taken seriously.
Tony Capaccio at Bloomberg reports Crist has little doubt the Iranians would mine the narrow strait through which nearly 40 percent of the world’s oil passes, as a “last resort”, when “all else fails.” Its inventory of mines, many of the [...] Working for the banking Elite, Obama has made his position clear. He is using the might of the US military to stop Iran from further devaluation of the US dollar; and now threatening all other financial institutions and nations that deal with Iran or facilitate payment in any currency other than the US dollar. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader, believes that US will declare “war within weeks”. Khamenei said: “While [...] Iran prepared for strike on nuclear facilities in September or October Paul Joseph Watson Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told top Iranian military chiefs to expect “war within weeks,” at a recent war council meeting, according to Israeli news outlet DebkaFile. “While retaliation had been exhaustively drilled in regular military exercises in the past year, Khamenei ordered the biggest fortification project in Iran’s history to save its nuclear [...] It’s getting easy to overlook the tired rhetoric and hollow tension surrounding Iran, the U.S. and Israel.
It’s been months, and months since the back-and-forth began. First, Iran’s shutting the Strait of Hormuz, then its saying it’d never shut the strait. Then Israel’s planning a solo attack. No, they’re not. It’s frustrating, but that doesn’t mean the situation couldn’t turn ugly at the drop of a hat. Joby Warick at The Washington Post reports improved Iranian weapons and an enhanced plan [...] From Newsmax: Iran expects to equip its ships in the Strait of Hormuz soon with shorter-range missiles, a Revolutionary Guards commander was quoted as saying, in the latest apparent warning to the West not to attack it over its disputed nuclear program. The Islamic Republic has threatened to shut the Strait, the conduit out of the Gulf for 40 percent of the world’s seaborne oil trade, if Western sanctions aimed at curbing [...] Over half of Iranian MPs are backing a bill closing the Strait of Hormuz, passageway for a fifth of the world’s oil, in response to EU sanctions.0915 GMT: Strait Watch. MP Karimi-Ghodussi has claimed 150 of the 290-member Majlis has signed a measure supporting the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as a response to Western action. http://www.enduringamerica.com/home/2012/7/20/the-latest-from-iran-20-july-reformists-and-the-next-electio.html#0915 A lawmaker says about half of the 290 members of Iran’s parliament are backing [...] “Plan to Close Hormuz Strait Ready, Leader Has Final Word” Iran said on Monday that the plan to close the Strait of Hormuz was ready, noting that the final decision on closure to be taken by the Supreme Leader Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces said that the implementation of the plan devised for the blockade of Hormuz strait required an order [...] Paul Joseph Watson Iran has confirmed that its plan to close the Strait of Hormuz has been finalized and is ready to be put into action as soon as confirmation is received from Supreme Leader Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei, amidst reports that President Obama has earmarked the first week of October for a potential attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities. “We have a (contingency) plan for the blockade [...] WASHINGTON — The Navy is rushing dozens of unmanned underwater craft to the Persian Gulf to help detect and destroy mines in a major military buildup aimed at preventing Iran from closing the strategic Strait of Hormuz in the event of a crisis, U.S. officials said. The tiny SeaFox submersibles each carry an underwater television camera, homing sonar and an explosive charge. The Navy bought them in May after an urgent [...] latimes.com The Navy is rushing dozens of unmanned underwater craft to the Persian Gulf to help detect and destroy mines in a major military buildup aimed at preventing Iran from closing the strategic Strait of Hormuz in the event of a crisis, U.S. officials said. The tiny SeaFox submersibles each carry an underwater television camera, homing sonar and an explosive charge. The Navy bought them in May after an urgent request by Marine Gen. [...] WASHINGTON — The Navy is rushing dozens of unmanned underwater craft to the Persian Gulf to help detect and destroy mines in a major military buildup aimed at preventing Iran from closing the strategic Strait of Hormuz in the event of a crisis, U.S. officials said. The tiny SeaFox submersibles each carry an underwater television camera, homing sonar and an explosive charge. The Navy bought them in May after an urgent request by Marine Gen. [...] Kurt Nimmo The U.S. Navy’s “mothership,” the USS Ponce, will serve as staging platform in the Persian Gulf. Following a move by Iran to blunt an EU-imposed oil import embargo that went into effect on Sunday, theNew York Times reports that the Pentagon has moved “significant military reinforcements” into the Persian Gulf to send a message to Iran’s leadership. The Pentagon announced the new influx of military hardware after Iran responded [...] |
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