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Iran announces naval deployment in Latin America
Arutz Sheva ^ | 3/4/16 | Ari Yashar

Posted on 04/03/2016 3:21:38 AM PDT by Eleutheria5

Iranian Army Commander Maj. Gen. Ataollah Salehi on Saturday announced that Iran intends to deploy warships and destroyers in Latin America, in a sign of the attempts of the leading state sponsor of terror to expand its military cooperation with countries opposing the US.

We intend to take a longer stride in marine voyages and even go towards friendly states in Latin America," Salehi told reporters at the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, according to the semi-official Fars News Agency.

Speaking at a ceremony welcoming back the Iranian Navy's 38th fleet after 75 days of international deployment, he said Iran intends to increase its cooperation with the navies of Latin American states.

"The Navy is capable of deploying in that region," he asserted, while saying Iran is placing a priority on updating its navy with state-of-the-art weapons.

Iran has been looking to expand ties with Venezuela, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Cuba, Mexico and Colombia.

According to the Iranian semi-official Fars, "Iran's strong and rapidly growing ties with Latin America have raised eyebrows in the US and its western allies since Tehran and Latin nations have forged an alliance against the imperialist and colonialist powers and are striving hard to reinvigorate their relations with the other independent countries which pursue a line of policy independent from the US."

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TOPICS: Cuba; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Mexico; US: District of Columbia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bolivia; brazil; colombia; cuba; deploy; ecuador; iran; latinamerica; mexico; navy; nicaragua; venezuela
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Oh, good. As long as they're against imperialism./s
1 posted on 04/03/2016 3:21:38 AM PDT by Eleutheria5
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To: Eleutheria5

What a joke.


2 posted on 04/03/2016 3:31:42 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Naval force projection over those kind of distances takes a lot of skill and logistical support. Be interesting to see how they do.


3 posted on 04/03/2016 3:37:51 AM PDT by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
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To: Eleutheria5

*Sneeze* Toulon! */Sneeze*


4 posted on 04/03/2016 3:38:55 AM PDT by moose07 (DMCS (Dit Me Cong San ) - Nah. Put the Cheese down and step away.!)
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To: Eleutheria5

38’th fleet? hahaha


5 posted on 04/03/2016 3:39:25 AM PDT by Palio di Siena
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To: Eleutheria5

They have announced this before and never made it past the Horn of Africa.


6 posted on 04/03/2016 3:41:02 AM PDT by Lower Deck
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To: Jimmy Valentine

We sent a nice fleet of battleships around the world over 100 years ago if I remember correctly.


7 posted on 04/03/2016 3:41:32 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: Eleutheria5

Will James Monroe please pick up the red courtesy phone ... James Monroe


8 posted on 04/03/2016 3:48:40 AM PDT by NonValueAdded ("When judges act like whores, they can hardly expect to be treated like nuns.")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Axis of Evil expanding power and influence, 2008-2017.

President Obama facilitated this expanse.

9 posted on 04/03/2016 3:51:20 AM PDT by Netz
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To: Jimmy Valentine

I know they said Latin American countries but that might include the Gulf of Mexico too. All they need Is one sub launching nuclear missiles from the Gulf area to do significant damage to many U.S. major cities. They could shut down the Panama canal or the Houson Port and do a whole lotta damage to the worldwide economy. Now maybe we know what all this business about Obama’s visits to Cuba were about.


10 posted on 04/03/2016 4:06:48 AM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: Eleutheria5

Big talk, but their navy can’t back it up. Their air force is also very questionable. The Iranian Mullahs see themselves as world Jihadi leaders. Their military can cause trouble locally in the Persian Gulf.


11 posted on 04/03/2016 4:10:00 AM PDT by iowamark (I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy)
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Newsflash to Mullahs: “A hundred and fity(sp) billion does not go as far as it used to!”


12 posted on 04/03/2016 4:13:57 AM PDT by urbanpovertylawcenter (the law and poverty collide in an urban setting and sparks fly)
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To: jsanders2001

Iranian nuke missile in deck pod by crew...
13 posted on 04/03/2016 4:21:57 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: PIF

14 posted on 04/03/2016 4:26:41 AM PDT by Daffynition ("We have the fight of our lives coming up to save our nation!" ~ Jim Robinson)
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To: Eleutheria5

With 150 billion to play with / why not?


15 posted on 04/03/2016 4:28:21 AM PDT by capydick
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To: Eleutheria5
WEEEEE Don't need no steeeenkin' Monroe Doctrine.......

Che' Obama 2016

16 posted on 04/03/2016 4:31:37 AM PDT by catfish1957 (I display the Confederate Battle Flag with pride in honor of my brave ancestors who fought w/ valor)
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To: Jimmy Valentine

I’m rooting for death...


17 posted on 04/03/2016 4:32:10 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: Eleutheria5

Blow them out of the water quickly, thereby enforcing the Monroe Doctrine and see what happens. This could completely discombobulate Iran and flabbergast the world at large.

Have at it President Trump. And at the same time wipe North Korea off the map.

Saudi oil fields are next. No, wait. They’re our friends. Even our illustrious president bows down before them.


18 posted on 04/03/2016 4:39:36 AM PDT by HomerBohn (Liberals and slinkies: they're good for nothing, but you smile as you shove them down the stairs.)
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To: Lower Deck

Run silent.
Run deep.


19 posted on 04/03/2016 4:48:03 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: Eleutheria5

Americans can’t focus on the developing world to our south while ignoring the invasion of our own country; this is just theater, a distraction from real domestic issues.


20 posted on 04/03/2016 4:48:43 AM PDT by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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