[DonaldC]

I am no fan of Iran, but if this article is true, I don’t see what standing we have to do this.

[Piranha]

I am no fan of Obama, but if this article is true, I salute him.

[blackdog]

Community organizing on the open seas.

[Publius]

...I don’t see what standing we have to do this.

UN resolutions and sanctions. Same reasoning we used to go into Iraq.

[Evil Slayer]

According to the article....

"permitted by the last round of UN sanctions against Iran in the case of suspicious war freights"

[GladesGuru]

Standing is only an issue when dealing with the rational. Moslims are not rational.

I am more concerned with the possibility of a crude nuke on one of the ships. Trading a carrier and escort ships for a couple of rats a** Iranian mini ships is hardly a valid trade, though something which Obama might well set us up for.

[aces]

We through Uhbommer rae probably escorting them so israel can’t pop em easily

[hinckley buzzard]

Debka has a high index of skepticism. The transit of warships through the Suez Canal is controlled by Egypt not the US Navy.

[wolfcreek]

There were rumors that Iran was going to one of the countries in revolt to deliver weapons.

Sanctions

[airborne]

Depends on what they’re carrying, I suppose.

[rwa265]

The standing is described at the end of the article:

“It raised the possibility that the moment they venture to sail into the Suez Canal, the two Iranian warships will be boxed in between the Enterprise and the Kearsarge and called upon to allow their cargoes to be inspected as permitted by the last round of UN sanctions against Iran in the case of suspicious war freights.”

[TexasTransplant]

****** “I am no fan of Iran, but if this article is true, I don’t see what standing we have to do this.” ******

During the Cold War this was very Common we called it “F**k F**k” we would actually (and so would the Russians) raise the Black Ball (Steering Casualty) and we would actually bounce off of each other, at those times we took the opportunity to throw Oranges, Playboy Magazines etc over to our Russian Counterparts which they appreciated (we got the chance in some ports to actually talk with Russian Sailors)

TT

[Pearls Before Swine]

I am no fan of Iran, but if this article is true, I don’t see what standing we have to do this.

About the same standing Iran had to run multiple speedboat/torpedo missile drills around our fleet. We're not on polite terms.

[Publius6961]

I am no fan of Iran, but if this article is true, I don’t see what standing we have to do this.

To do "this" what?
So long as neither side initiates hostile action, by treaties every nation is entitled to transit the canal.