Iran Launches Week-Long Straits Of Hormuz Naval Drill On Friday, Next To US Aircraft Carrier

Hi Doorbert, I thought things

had gotten a bit quiet recently. And Merry Christmas.

Where the heck have you been Doorbert?

Missed you!

Merry Christmas

The men is back

My gut tells me this is going to be a rough year on the World.
I hope I'm wrong........

Thanks DoorBert and may peace prevail

The thing I loathe about many zerohedge articles is pompous, error-ridden, garbled prose like this, irrespective of whether a good story is there or not.

It's painful to read, especially when blow-hards sprinkle in latin like holier-than-thou douchebags, and use million-word-long opening sentences.

Someone should teach them how to actually write.

What? Again? Them Iranians really like to show off don't they?

Welcome back. Missed your posts.
Happy Xmas

yeah its been launching hormuzes navalses for ten fucking years already

obama dosent have any backbone at all.

Merry Christmas muzzie!

I love Zerohedge.

Next To US Aircraft Carrier



The Iranian military will start naval exercises in the country's southern waters on Friday, Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said. The six-day maneuvers will be held in Strait of Hormuz, Sea of Oman and northern Indian Ocean and will cover an area of one million square km, Fars news agency quoted him as saying on Tuesday.

Thank GOD they're not going to cross Atlantic

Iran runs a few of their war machines around in their own territory while their 6 biggest-mouthed neighbors are actively interfering in other countries through funding and covert operations and only Iran is accused of causing unrest in the area. Hypocrisy at it's finest.

[link to www.naharnet.com]
(in part)
The six Gulf states sharpened their tone against their Shiite neighbor Iran on Tuesday, demanding an immediate halt to its "interference" in their internal affairs while urging a rapid political transition in its ally Syria.

Concluding a two-day summit in Manama, the Gulf Cooperation Council members voiced support for Bahrain's Sunni minority regime while lashing out at Tehran, which they accuse of fueling a Shiite-led uprising in the host country last year.

In a joint statement, the GCC countries said they "reject and denounce" Iran's "continued interference" in their internal affairs.

They added that Tehran must "immediately and completely stop these actions and policies that increase regional tension and threaten security and stability".

The six states -- Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates -- also condemned Iran's "continued occupation of the three Emirati islands" of Abu Moussa, Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb, which lie in the strategic Strait of Hormuz entrance to the Gulf.

In addition to the dispute over the islands, relations between Iran and most GCC states have been further strained since Gulf troops rolled into Bahrain last year to help put down the Shiite-led protests.

The regional powers have also taken opposite stances towards the Syrian crisis. While Tehran has openly supported President Bashar Assad's regime, GCC members Saudi Arabia and Qatar have called for arming rebels fighting regime loyalists.

In their Tuesday statement, the GCC monarchies expressed "deep sadness over the continued shedding of blood by the regime and the destruction of cities and infrastructure, making political transition a demand which must be rapidly implemented."

They also urged the international community "to make a quick and serious move to end massacres" in Syria and provide humanitarian assistance to the people. (end quote)

How about the international community demand fair and open election in those 6 nations before listening to anything they have to say?

Last Edited by MHz on 12/25/2012 11:58 AM

lol, care to post what would be the headlines in the American Newspapers if they were cruising both coasts?

whatever carriers out there is all alone.Norfolk VA's piers are full.four carriers in port.Been a few years since I've seen them in there like that.

Proxy issues - will probably be in and out for a while till fixed

Much thanks for pin!!

Much thanks

I experienced more doom without your posts.