Posted on 05/29/2021 8:52:19 PM PDT by BenLurkin
An Iranian frigate and the Makran, a former oil tanker that was converted to a floating forward staging base, have been heading south along the east coast of Africa, said the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive subject.
U.S. officials do not know for sure the destination of the Iranian ships, these officials said, but believe they may be ultimately headed for Venezuela. Iran’s intent in sending the vessels in the direction of the Western Hemisphere remains a mystery, the people said, as does their cargo.
Iranian media has claimed the 755-foot long Makran, which was commissioned this year, can serve as a platform for electronic warfare and special operations missions, and Iranian officials have boasted of the ship’s missile and weapons capabilities. It is able to carry six to seven helicopters, as well as drones, they have said
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Would anyone notice if they sank as they crossed the Atlantic?
They will probably do that on their own.
Hmmmm.......
Good. Ops I forgot, O’Biden is in charge now.
Head Shake.
Not good
Yep.
Since Chavez...by now there are many Venezuelan- passport holders Iranian agents...
Invoke the Monroe Doctrine, oh...wait..Biden is illegally sitting. Nevermind.
Be a shame if something happened to them...
Vaporize it. Probably something very bad on that ship.
#3. Re the two Iranian warships re sinking in the Atlantic and your comment that “They will probably do that on their own”.
It would be friendly of us to help that sinking speed up so that they do not pollute the Atlantic Ocean. The Indian Ocean can handle two little oil spills and not affect the wild life or seashores.
It would be a shame they accidentally blew up and sank with no survivors.
Iran sending two warships to the Americas.
That’s funny right there, I don’t care who you are.
The scenerio that’s plausible is that of the idea of putting a nuke on a tanker and blowing a EMP over America.
Putin’s buddies! And they love Biden.
Uranium nukes are detectable at 5 miles, by a simple flyover.
Iran does not have the means to make Plutonium nukes.
Accidents at sea happen all the time.
“... according to three people familiar with the situation, ...”
“... said the people ...”
“ ...the people said, ...”
“....according to a person familiar with the discussions,...”
“...according to a person briefed on the matter.”
Well Damn !
Isn’t that slam dunk, absolutely, positively the most verified ‘ “news” ‘ report in history?
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