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Fleet of Iranian ships heading to Yemen turns around after being tracked by US warships
Foxnews ^ | 4/23/15

Posted on 04/23/2015 8:49:13 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants

A nine-ship Iranian convoy believed to be laden with weapons bound for rebels in Yemen turned around Thursday after being followed by U.S. warships stationed in the area to prevent arms shipments, multiple sources in the Pentagon told Fox News.

The sources said the nine-ship convoy is south of Salalah, Oman, and now headed northeast in the Arabian Sea in the direction of home. The ships, which include seven freighters and two frigates, had sailed southwest along the coast of Yemen heading in the direction of Aden and the entrance to the Red Sea. They appeared to drop anchor in the north Arabian Sea, after the USS Theodore Roosevelt, the USS Normandy and a half-dozen other American ships arrived in the Arabian Sea on Monday, and U.S. officials said that they could intercept the convoy.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: iran; iranwarships; saudicoalition; usnavy; yemen; yemenwar
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To: Blood of Tyrants

More likely they got word The Saudis or Egyptians would do what we wouldn’t.


21 posted on 04/23/2015 9:57:16 AM PDT by McGruff (It's not the crime, it's the cover-up they said.)
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To: DanMiller; Diogenesis

“Iranian warships arrived Thursday in the southern Yemen port of Aden despite the presence of several U.S. warships in the area as well. It is believed the Iranian vessels are carrying weapons to re-arm the Shiite Houthi rebels who have seized control over the port city and the nation’s capital, Sa’ana.”

So, who to believe?

Obama and Baghdad Harf or the Jewish Press


22 posted on 04/23/2015 10:03:17 AM PDT by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc.;+12, 73, ..... Obama is public enemy #1)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
Too bad Yemen does not need artificial reefs. The Iranian ships would make good ones.

Loaded supertankers now draw almost 100 feet. The Bar el Mandeb is about 300 feet deep at the most.

23 posted on 04/23/2015 10:05:35 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (The fourth estate is the fifth column.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants
Fighter jets taking off from the carrier have been relaying the convoy’s location to the U.S. Navy's higher command since the start of the week.
24 posted on 04/23/2015 10:11:59 AM PDT by ThanhPhero (Khach san La Vang hanh huong tham vieng Maria)
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To: Lil Flower

Don’t let them fool you. They just don’t want to say it. This was a show of force to those Iranian ships that they would not be allowed to offload those weapons in Yemen. They just don’t want to announce it because of the ongoing nuclear negotiations. These rebels are not going to be able to fight for long without supplies.


25 posted on 04/23/2015 10:12:23 AM PDT by Old Teufel Hunden
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To: Old Teufel Hunden

They don’t need to unload the entire ship, just a couple of tons of crates. That might take just an hour once they get tied up to the dock.


26 posted on 04/23/2015 10:20:45 AM PDT by VanShuyten ("a shadow...draped nobly in the folds of a gorgeous eloquence.")
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To: Old Teufel Hunden
This was a show of force to those Iranian ships

Obama's not real big on using a show of force. He is however big on gestures to show his "good faith"... which is more likely now when he's trying desperately to make it look like he's getting a nuke deal with Iran.

More than likely the arms have gotten through... we'll just have to wait and see if Saudi Arabia tracks them and destroys them.

27 posted on 04/23/2015 10:29:42 AM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Maybe they were off course and needed to be redirected to a more suitable landing spot?


28 posted on 04/23/2015 10:31:34 AM PDT by Mouton (The insurrection laws perpetuate what we have for a government now.)
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To: Old Teufel Hunden

“This was a show of force to those Iranian ships that they would not be allowed to offload those weapons in Yemen.”

Since when has the Fraud done ANYTHING that is in the best interest of this country? Why should we assume he has done anything of benefit to us now?


29 posted on 04/23/2015 10:35:40 AM PDT by treetopsandroofs (Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Eh the Roosevelt is still following them and the flotilla was joined by two armed Iranian naval vessels overnight.


30 posted on 04/23/2015 11:00:01 AM PDT by winoneforthegipper ("If you can't ride two horses at once, you probably shouldn't be in the circus" - SP)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Collaboration between Iran and Barky. Gives Barky some creds about his toughness to make selling the nuke sellout easier.


31 posted on 04/23/2015 11:07:39 AM PDT by xkaydet65
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To: Blood of Tyrants
Just out of curiosity... what is this Carrier looking thing at Bandar Abbas?

Is Iran running mock Carrier landings? It doesn't look like an actual ship.
32 posted on 04/23/2015 11:10:52 AM PDT by SpinnerWebb (IN-SAPORIBVS-SICVT-PVLLVM)
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To: SpinnerWebb

It is a mockup of a carrier.


33 posted on 04/23/2015 11:22:21 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (True followers of Christ emulate Christ. True followers of Mohammed emulate Mohammed.)
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To: SpinnerWebb

Weird
Looks like jets are on it


34 posted on 04/23/2015 11:26:24 AM PDT by jag.drafting
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To: SpinnerWebb

I think that’s the mock up of the Nimitz they made from a couple of barges.They sunk it a few weeks ago using “Swarm”attacks using “go fast boats”


35 posted on 04/23/2015 11:38:59 AM PDT by Robe (Rome did not create a great empire by talking, they did it by killing all those who opposed them)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Hmmm


36 posted on 04/23/2015 11:45:41 AM PDT by StoneWall Brigade (And I will send fire on Magog- Ezkiel 39:6)
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To: bert
Beats me. DEBKAfile, in an article posted at 8:58 PM Israel Daylight time today, stated

Senior US defense officials reported Thursday, April 23, that the Iranian convoy suspected of carrying weapons for Houth rebels in Yemen appeared to have turned around and was heading north toward Iran. Other Pentagon sources were more cautious: “This isn’t over yet,” they said, in reference to a potential showdown shaping up from Monday, when the USS Roosevelt carrier and USS Normandy missile cruiser reached the Arabian Sea. The Iranian convoy was tracked by the US, Saudi, Egyptian and UAE fleets, any one of which may have intercepted an Iranian vessels trying to unload arms for the rebels. Emphasis added.

37 posted on 04/23/2015 12:16:14 PM PDT by DanMiller (Dan Miller)
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To: VanShuyten
"They don’t need to unload the entire ship, just a couple of tons of crates. That might take just an hour once they get tied up to the dock."

There's getting into and out of the harbor (coordination with the harbor pilot), there's pier times, there's getting the proper cranes etc.. needed at the pier to offload. Keep in mind these aren't the only ships coming into and out of that harbor. It's not simply, pull up to the doc and offload your stuff and leave. It's a lot more complicated than that. I think the first report of them being in the harbor was bogus.
38 posted on 04/23/2015 12:18:21 PM PDT by Old Teufel Hunden
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To: treetopsandroofs
"Since when has the Fraud done ANYTHING that is in the best interest of this country? Why should we assume he has done anything of benefit to us now?"

Because there's no way these ships docked, offloaded those weapons and left in less than a day. Hence, they turned away before they could do this. Simple deduction my dear Watson. The first report was bogus.
39 posted on 04/23/2015 12:22:09 PM PDT by Old Teufel Hunden
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Or maybe the Iranians forgot something.


40 posted on 04/23/2015 12:41:57 PM PDT by Ebenezer (Strength and Honor!)
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