Has Mr Jafari consulted with the Fifth Fleet on his plans to block the gulf, yet?
Without their consent, he will have difficulty enacting his plan.
This is the reason why we have to drill and use alternative energy sources,this guy wouldn’t dare say this if they didn’t have the world in bondage over oil! We have done nothing in 30 years and our government should all be fired!
They made this same threat in the 80’s. My fellow squids and I, and the gyrenes showed up in force and they blinked. When they did later give it a try we sunk a substantial portion of their Navy, in a few hours.
I hope they try again, because I still hold a grudge against these kidnapping, dirt-worshipping primitives. Islam sucks.
Good analysis! Kudos!
After our nukes vaporize the Iraninan government, there will not be anything left to block the Gulf oil routes.
Maybe, maybe not. Passive denial at choke points is easier than active defense. For instance, without deploying a single vessel, all the Iranians need to do is announce they mined the straits.