Posted on 12/13/2011 3:36:45 PM PST by YankeeReb
A high-ranking Iranian official has said Iran's military will practice sealing off the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most important oil transport channel, in a provocative move that illustrates Iran’s capability of disrupting the world’s oil supply.
The announcement Monday by Parviz Sarvari sent oil prices up about $3 to $100 a barrel based on the speculation of a disruption during the military drills, Bloomberg reported.
“Soon we will hold a military maneuver on how to close the Strait of Hormuz,” Sarvari, a member of the Iranian parliament’s National Security Committee, said in a statement reported by Reuters. “If the world wants to make the region insecure, we will make the world insecure.”
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They have one of our drones and all Baraq can do is ask them nicely to return it. Now they're threatening to blockade M.E. oil. I swear if we get another 4 years we're done, and I'm not convinced a change of administration can fix all the damage.
The Saudi’s might have something to say about that.
If Iranian ships start moving to the Straits how many think the Saudis will do nothing?
The Saudi’s might have something to say about that.
If Iranian ships start moving to the Straits how many think the Saudis will do nothing?
Meanwhile the wanker-in-chief continues to play with himself.
Just a thought. Wouldn’t it be easier to close the Straits if the initial move was uncontested?
Well,if they do that our fearless president will ask them to stop.
No problem, we’ll just practice sinking the Iranian Navy...again.
Go ahead, MAKE MY DAY!
I’m having flashbacks to when Raghead Komani tried that ... We said “knock yourself out and see what happens” he decided against it ... with the coward n chief we have now, it’s a coin toss.
( I was there got the t-shirt and everything )
TT
That’s alright. We don’t need oil from Iran anyway. The economic experts have kept us informed about how China collapsed five years ago and has been back in the Stone Age since then. We’re also manufacturing more per capita than ever and have no trade deficits. We all feel good.
Target rich environment with show moving ferral soldiers and navy.
Might be a boring war....
Perfect time for the US Navy to drill on keeping the Strait open.
After kissing the ring, the Saudi’s have the US Navy on their side, eh?
....give Zero credit he’s saving us from that horrible Canadian oil.
Q. What do you get when you cross an Iranian gunboat with a US helicopter?
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A. A US helicopter.
Carriers are too vulnerable to shore mounted missiles
Sounds like a good time for a DoD report on how long it would take Iran’s economy and military to return to pre-Islamic levels if an accident destroyed Iran’s main gasoline refining complex during a close-the-Straits-of-Hormuz exercise. Two weeks?
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