[pillut48]

Here we go. Praying for Israel and Bibi, the leader of the free world!!

[pillut48]

Before I get hit by the posting police, I *did* do a search but nothing came back! Carry on!

[cripplecreek]

They’re just running their mouths. They’ll be as provocative as possible without an actual confrontation with Israel. (At least till they get their nuke ready)

[Gay State Conservative]

If true this isn’t good.Not at *all* good.

[Little Pig]

That’s going to make things a LOT more interesting. First, and most obvious, because of the deliberate and direct provocation of Israel and the direct confrontation aspect, and second, the Iranian navy has to get there somehow, and they’ve got to pass through waters that several Western Navies have a very keen interest in.

[hinckley buzzard]

Just another after-effect of obama's dereliction in foreign policy. Can anyone imagine the Iranians trying to float this with Bush or Cheney at the helm? The Iranian pissants wouldn't dare.

[Quix]

DUM DE DUMM DUMM
DUM DE DUMM DUMM
DEUM DE DUMM DUMM DUMMM!

[cue Dragnet theme]

The plot thickens and the thick-headed plot.

Given OThuga’s sentiments on the side of Iran . . . Could get interesting faster than anyone’s nightmares would depict.

[oh8eleven]

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards
Elite? WTH does that mean? What have they ever done except get their butts kicked?

[seastay]

Since we live in a modern world, where air traffic is more efficient than flotillas, Israel might respond by using the air to enter Irans sovergien territory for delivery of the same.

[reg45]

Time for the IDF to stock up on torpedos.

[Ulysse]

That could be a good idea!
Let those moron ragheads come to Gaza.....

[Erik Latranyi]

In the immortal words of President George W Bush: “Bring them on!”

[OldDeckHand]

Well, if this is true, it will be the biggest escalation since 1967. It could QUICKLY spiral out of control.

This is one person's fault, Barack Hussein Obama. When you project weakness, this is what you get. He's too much of an idiot to understand it. You can't reason with religious fanatics.

[hennie pennie]

*ping* - dangerous new development

[hennie pennie]

Hi there, Fars.... do you have anything to add to this report from al-Reuters?

[Eye of Unk]

Very exotic remotely controlled mines out there in the water, some can be acoustically tuned to go after only ONE vessel if given a recording, they cut themselves loose and can even launch a lightweight torpedo such as dropped from helos.

Here is hoping someone has the assets to just stop the Gaza ships from leaving port in the first place.

Israel may be the only country on earth strong enough to challenge Obama, an enemy of my enemy is my friend, Go Israel!

[GBA]

Iran has been tlaking big and fighting via proxies. Let’s see if they have the nads to fight for themselves for a change. I bet not.

[HearMe]

Typical Iran crap that is not to be taken seriously. They don’t have the ability. However by proxy, if Hezbollah has now sufficiently rearmed and is itching for war [thank you Condi Rice] then a Hezbollah ship may attempt to break the blockade and Hezbollah will use any Israel response as a Casus Belli to attack Israel.

Also, unless the US [and hope of that is minimal with Obama and Clinton at the helm] restrain Turkey, the Islamic Government there is liable to miscalculate and I would not be in the least surprised if war - or minimally a serious shooting incident- breaks out between Israel and Turkey.

[Destroyer Sailor]

Dittos

[davidosborne]

In the words of VP Biden... THIS is a BIG DEAL !!

[Captain Rhino]

Include me in that statement as well.

As for the IRGC escorting those ships...well, Iran didn’t need that navy anyway.