Posted on 05/10/2019 12:01:07 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Martin said U.S. officials started noticing more "heated rhetoric" from Tehran in April, when the U.S. declared the Revolutionary Guards a terrorist organization, but it escalated after the Trump administration said it intended to bring Iranian oil exports down to zero by ending waivers that allowed a few countries to keep buying their petroleum products.
Officials told Martin that U.S. intelligence began picking up "chatter" about Iranian-backed Shiite Muslim militias in Iraq attacking Americans in the country, where there are still about 5,200 U.S. troops deployed.
On Friday, the U.S. Maritime Administration issued a fresh warning to commercial shipping companies, saying: "Reporting indicates heightened Iranian readiness to conduct offensive operations against U.S. forces and interests" in the Persian Gulf, the strategic Strait of Hormuz, and other regional waterways.
The advisory said that from the beginning of May, there was "an increased possibility that Iran and/or its regional proxies could take action against U.S. and partner interests, including oil production infrastructure, after recently threatening to close the Strait of Hormuz. Iran or its proxies could respond by targeting commercial vessels, including oil tankers, or U.S. military vessels in the Red Sea, Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, or the Persian Gulf."
Speaking to CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garratt for "The Takeout" podcast this week, White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney noted the presence of U.S. troops, allies and assets in the region and made it clear they would be defended, but he added unequivocally: "We are not going to war with Iran."
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defiant Iran says U.S. “will not dare” attack
OK, that’s what you are going with? Good luck.
And here I was wondering if Baghdad Bob was doing well these days...
Arc Light for 500 Alex.
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Not a peep from Putin, yet.
I don’t think the Gulf War UOFR was ever rescinded. Trump would right gladly turn up the gas again on this band of terrorists.
I just wish we would get Zawahiri (obl’s side kick) with a hell fire.
I wonder if Putin would be secretly relieved if the USA took the task of knocking the Iranian bullies down on its shoulders. Then Russian troops would have to do nothing.
One hydrogen bomb over Tehran and we won’t have to have this conversation again for several centuries.
yeah..
...and that would be too soon.
The American Military is to Iran as Bob Barr is to democrats
Both scare the enemy into near panic
Good luck with that but I doubt it works out well for them if they get the least bit frisky.
That's not really the point. We rarely shoot first. Your move...
Teheran? Nantez? Qom?
Bounce the rubble.
5.56mm
It's WILLIAM Barr.
Iran had best stop relying John Kerry’s intimations of what Trump is and is not capable of.
This is going to build The Wall soooo fast..!
And help the economy..!
And can we get our 600 million in cash back?
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