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Posted on 04/28/2012 7:39:01 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Iranian naval admiral: ‘If needed, we can move to within three miles of New York’ By Reza Kahlili - The Daily Caller 10:13 PM 04/27/2012
The Islamic Republic of Iran said Tuesday that it has the ability to position a naval vessel within three miles of the East Coast of the United States.
“The power of our naval forces is such that we have a presence in all the waters of the world and, if needed, we can move to within three miles of New York,” Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi said Tuesday during a speech to the students of the University of Yazd in Iran. His remarks were quoted by an Iranian student news agency.
This naval saber rattling represents a stark escalation in Iran’s war rhetoric, as the West weighs the question of whether to impose new economic sanctions or directly attack the Islamic regime’s illicit nuclear facilities.
“The Americans’ only tool to rule the world is their naval dominance of the Persian Gulf,” Fadavi added, “and they will face any other power that threatens their status.”
The admiral was speaking on the anniversary of a failed April 24, 1980 U.S. military operation — dubbed “Operation Eagle Claw” — that sought to rescue American hostages held captive at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.
A Pentagon official responded to Fadavi’s claim on Friday. “You should ask the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps what their plans are,” the official told The Daily Caller. “We support freedom of the seas and encourage all countries to follow international laws.”
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This.....I’d LOVE to see.
Getting the popcorn ready......
[cue music: The Mother of All Sinkings]
Cool - saves a bit of time.
Bass boats go that far?
Before you start popping, maybe you should remember who is president.
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There you have it....
... the considered professional opinion of our resident expert.
Well said, S-D...
They really are insane, why on earth would anyone actually want New York City.
Really now?
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Using large scale teleportation of their coastal navy ... or maybe just some rusting cargo ships?
According to the good admiral the only naval assets the US has are stationed near Iran ... gotta hand it to Iranian Intel for their charming insights ...
We have a 3 mile limit and a 12 mile limit. What’s the difference between the two?
Before you start popping, maybe you should remember who is president.
Exactly!
Under this evil bastard, we’re anything but safe. We’re in great danger.
Under this administration, it is probably true.
Obama has no interest in keeping this country safe and secure and he has made no pretense about it.
Who knows what he has told the Iranians in his secret correspondence to them.
Having a potential threat close to our shores will give the administration cover to force citizens into controllable enclaves, which is the goal of all socialist/marxist/communist leaders.
If you think the cost of living is bad in Iran...
Nuclear devices aren't really about craters, glass fields, or radioactive fallout. Nuclear devices are about EMPs and what they do to advanced industrial societies.
Yep, they can reach New York.
And all their vessels are dual purposed as submarines. They have the incredible ability to submerge and rest comfortably on the ocean floor at any depth for extended periods of time, years even.
Yup...and become instant fish food.
Nine miles.
from wikipedia, there is also a 200 mile limitThe three-mile limit refers to a traditional and now largely obsolete conception of the international law of the seas which defined a country's territorial waters, for the purposes of trade regulation and exclusivity, as extending as far as the reach of cannons fired from land.
With Obozo in the WH, I believe him.
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