Posted on 04/29/2020 5:30:47 AM PDT by caww
Iran shrugged off U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent comments about naval confrontation in the contested waters of the Persian Gulf, warning Wednesday a hard slap in the face awaits foreign perpetrators committing even “the merest violation” of the Islamic republic’s territory.
Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi lashed the U.S. for allegedly causing disturbances in the Persian Gulf... He dismissed Trump’s threat last week that the U.S. Navy will fire at Iranian boats as “psychological warfare” aimed at distracting public attention ahead of the upcoming U.S. presidential election.
Trump was reacting to ongoing reports of Iranian gunboats that continue harassing American ships in the Persian Gulf....Last Wednesday, 11 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps gunboats repeatedly harassed six U.S. Navy warships.
The General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces last week denounced the presence of American forces in the region as the “root cause of insecurity for regional countries,” warning that any future provocative move by the U.S. military will draw a merciless response from Iran’s most excellent military forces, Tasnim reported.
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Ok..thanks for the heads up.
Didn’t we sink like half their Navy in a few hours just a decade or so ago?
LOL!!
Yes! One task group of ours can destroy the whole thing (ships & facilities) in a few hours if ordered to.
Get ready for a smoking big hole in the ground where Tehran used to be. We still owe you for the hostage situation that brought down the peanut farmer from Georgia.
The only thing the Iranian dictators recognize is aggressive force. Enough is enough, time to take action.
Trump tells Iran to back off because we will defend ourselves, and Iran calls Trump a bully, basically.
The talk is tough, but the victim mentality is the real pandemic.
Just stop dogging our ships!
I think I hear Vince Vance and the Valiants warming up.
nothing major, that was the 80’s
This time their oil refineries need to go and so does their electric grid
and we all need to keep carrying or weapons because their sleeper cells will be activated.
AirDrop small arms and supplies to their civilian population and really give the mullahs something to cry about.
The question is........ is America willing to swap an aircraft carrier for five or six small boats?
The Iranian obviously believes that is the choice.
In Fact, rather than attack the US Navy, Iran will once again attack a target in Saudi Arabia. Ras Tanura is probably more vulnerable than our nuclear carrier in the Gulf
OK Iran, get ready for a hard kick to your balls, if you have any. I ran, not only the name of a country, but their behavior when our guns are trained on them.
Yep...we need to slap them down a bit.
“is America willing to swap an aircraft carrier for five or six small boats”
I’m no expert but I’m pretty sure the escorting battle group could thoroughly destroy Iran’s navy using guns and onboard cruise missiles (lots of them) without the carrier’s air wing getting involved.
The Iranian regime is likely aiming for a clash that they can stir into a nationalistic response that results in a wave of popular support.
Hey Iran, maybe you didn’t get the memo...This isn’t the O’Bungler Navy anymore.
You feel lucky. Punks???
>>>Yep...we need to slap them down a bit.
I wouldn’t stop at a bit. Let’s see Big Satan shame their crescent moon idol.
Pretty even cost/benefit analysis, there...
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