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US to Iran: "Don't Even Think About Closing Hormuz - We'll Put Your Fast Boats on the Bottom of the Gulf"
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 1298661:MV8xOTE1NDQyXzMyMDQ1NzM4X0FFQkZGRDhC] Iran won't dare because their truly weak military would be exposed as incapable of waging an effective war against a superpower. The US Navy would wipe the floor with them. The only benefits Iran could possibly expect from a conflict would be the opportunity to take a swipe at Israel with a few of their rockets along with martyrdom. Russia would benefit greatly because they could sell Iran lots of new military hardware after the US Navy kicks the crap out of Iran. Iran has much to lose and little to gain. They would be foolish to pull the trigger on blocking the strait. The Iranians are anything but foolish so they will push this to the brink and then back off as per usual. [/quote]
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The United States has moved new forces into the Gulf to keep strategic waterways open and strike deep within Iran in the event of a regional military escalation, the New York Times reported Tuesday.
The Times cited senior officials as saying the quiet build-up was aimed at reassuring Israel that Washington is serious about addressing Iran’s nuclear program and keeping the Straits of Hormuz -- a key oil choke point -- open.
“The message to Iran is, ‘Don’t even think about it,’ “it quoted a senior Defense Department official as saying.
“Don’t even think about closing the strait. We’ll clear the mines. Don’t even think about sending your fast boats out to harass our vessels or commercial shipping. We’ll put them on the bottom of the Gulf.”
The Navy has doubled the number of minesweepers in the region, to eight vessels, and stealthy F-22s and older F-15C warplanes have been deployed to regional bases to reinforce existing carrier strike groups, the Times said.
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