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Iran Announces Blockade Of Strait Of Hormuz And Claims U.S. Is Complying
World Tribune ^
| April 22, 2012
Posted on 04/24/2012 7:04:50 AM PDT by Fennie
NICOSIA -- In the first such claim, Iran said it was imposing a blockade on unauthorized ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
A senior commander for Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps said all ships, including those from the U.S. Navy, must undergo inspection before proceeding through the strait.
"The alien vessels which enter the Persian Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz always provide the needed answers and information to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps units," IRGC deputy navy commander Rear Adm. Alireza Tangsiri said.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: hormuz; hormuzblockade; iran; israel; obama; straitofhormuz; usnavy
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To: Fennie
...Iran said it was imposing a blockade on unauthorized ships in the Strait of Hormuz.Unauthorized is the key word. If we decide we are authorized, are they going to argue?
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04/24/2012 9:37:21 AM PDT
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JimRed
(Excising a cancer before it kills us waters the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS, NOW AND FOREVER!)
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SunkenCiv
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...
Somehow this must be the fault of US policy and Israel. Thanks Fennie.
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04/24/2012 8:39:35 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv; Marine_Uncle; NormsRevenge; TigersEye; Fred Nerks
It’s getting a bit screwy.
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04/24/2012 9:53:29 PM PDT
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Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
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04/24/2012 11:26:05 PM PDT
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Fred Nerks
(fair dinkum!)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
The admiral is probably wondering when his little fleet will be sunk, along with the destruction of most if not all it’s western coastal ground to air defense facilities.
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