But gether done.
Posted on 04/21/2015 9:57:12 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
A U.S. aircraft carrier and its warplanes are shadowing an Iranian convoy approaching Yemen, Pentagon sources told Fox News, amid suspicions that the ships may be carrying weapons for rebel fighters.
Sources told Fox News that the USS Theodore Roosevelt is not only tracking the convoy, but also launching F/A-18 Hornets to conduct "manned reconnaissance" of the estimated nine ships in the Iranian convoy.
The movements escalate a standoff in the waters off Yemen, even as the U.S. and other world powers are trying to hammer out a diplomatic deal with Iran on its nuclear program. Already, the U.S. and its allies are engaged in a proxy war of sorts with Iran, backing a coalition trying to beat back the Houthi fighters as Iran allegedly provides support to those rebels.
Navy officials confirmed Monday that the USS Theodore Roosevelt -- along with her escort ship, the USS Normandy, a guided-missile cruiser -- had been dispatched to the Arabian Sea to help enforce a blockade of any Iranian weapons shipments to Houthi rebels in Yemen.
The Iranian convoy consists of a mix of freighters, suspected of carrying those weapons, and warships.
The convoy is about to cross over from waters off the coast of Oman to those off the coast of Yemen, in the Arabian Sea. The Iranian convoy is steaming toward an unknown port in Yemen.
The Iranian Navy ships are characterized as "smaller than destroyers," according to a Pentagon official with knowledge of the convoy. Asked what type of weapons the freighters are carrying, one Pentagon official said, "they are bigger than small arms."
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This will give the Iranians an opportunity to shoot at a real aircraft carrier, rather than just a mock-up as they recently did.
Let the games begin!......................
Giving the Iranian’s Safe Harbor, I presume.
Besides, the Teddy Roosevelt is fairly large... but presumably, the $50B taqiyya... er.. payoff er... whatever is according to Iranian demands - small unmarked bills, requiring a big boat for delivery.
How many subs are shadowing the shadowers?
And how subs many are shadowing the shadowers of the shadowers?
You inform the harbormaster that if those freighters are delivering arms, the subsequent explosion will put an end to the port.
But gether done.
Only the Shadow knows.
Anyway, without our protection, the Saudis would probably sink the Iranian convoy. This will probably assure them safe passage.
Obama’s naval escort of Nuclear material shipping to Iran? Need to protect the shipment from any possible Israeli airstrikes, you know.
You maybe right. I wouldn’t put anything past this administration.
If the administration was serious, they would simply say don’t deliver arms. After they did, just have a sub take out the ships with a few Mark 48s. (targets spotted, targets sunk).
RE: have a sub take out the ships with a few Mark 48s. (targets spotted, targets sunk).
In the middle of a “nuclear deal” (note the quotes) ? Not a chance.
Blood and war in Yemen while Obama give the same people the damned bomb? I think one need remember say Egypt vs Yemen and remember how much blood and treasure lost in that war...or other wars, Yemen..Iran, Saudis, American warships to stop Iran from reinforcing while Obama gives carte blanche to the same mullahs ...makes no %^$ING sense at all.? Good Lord what the hell are our schizophrenic “leaders” doing?
According to Obama, Iran delivering weapons to Yemen is bad and intercepting them with our navy is perfectly fine. However, if Israel wants to keep weapons from being shipped to Gaza, that’s bad, bad, bad!
I can't imagine Obama ever giving the order to sink, shoot at or in any way harm an Iranian ship... I just don't see that happening. But... I can imagine him asking the Saudis to refrain from sinking or shooting at the Iranian ships "in the interest of peace".
I hope I'm wrong, but I do believe that our presence is actually going to make it safer for these ships to reach their destination.
LRASM
You first have to identify they are guilty.
RE: LRASM
For those not militarily inclined: Long Range Anti-Ship Missile
Obama is a terrorist supporter.
What those shadow Hornets are carrying for the Iranians to see!
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