Guards chief: U.S. warships will be destroyed if they threaten Iran in Gulf
Apr 23, 2020 07:32:34 #
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran will destroy U.S. warships if its security is threatened in the Gulf, the head of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards told state TV on Thursday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump warned Tehran over “harassment” of U.S. vessels.
“I have ordered our naval forces to destroy any American terrorist force in the Persian Gulf that threatens security of Iran’s military or non-military ships,” Hossein Salami said.
“Security of the Persian Gulf is part of Iran’s strategic priorities.”
Trump said on Wednesday he had instructed the U.S. Navy to fire on any Iranian ships that harass it at sea, but said later he was not changing the military’s rules of engagement.
Earlier this month, the U.S. military said 11 Revolutionary Guards naval vessels from the Guards navy came close to U.S. Navy and coast guard ships in the Gulf, calling the moves “dangerous and provocative”.
Iran blamed its longtime adversary for the incident.
“I am telling the Americans that we are absolutely determined and serious in defending our national security, our water borders, our shipping safety, and our security forces, and we will respond decisively to any sabotage,” Salami said.
“Americans have experienced our power in the past and must learn from it.”
Tensions between Iran and the United States have escalated anew since 2018, when Trump withdrew from Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with six world powers and reimposed crippling sanctions.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-military-guards/guards-chief-u-s-warships-will-be-destroyed-if-they-threaten-iran-in-gulf-idUSKCN2251GI
“I have ordered our naval forces to destroy any American terrorist force in the Persian Gulf that threatens security of Iran’s military or non-military ships,” Hossein Salami said.
“Security of the Persian Gulf is part of Iran’s strategic priorities.”
Trump said on Wednesday he had instructed the U.S. Navy to fire on any Iranian ships that harass it at sea, but said later he was not changing the military’s rules of engagement.
Earlier this month, the U.S. military said 11 Revolutionary Guards naval vessels from the Guards navy came close to U.S. Navy and coast guard ships in the Gulf, calling the moves “dangerous and provocative”.
Iran blamed its longtime adversary for the incident.
“I am telling the Americans that we are absolutely determined and serious in defending our national security, our water borders, our shipping safety, and our security forces, and we will respond decisively to any sabotage,” Salami said.
“Americans have experienced our power in the past and must learn from it.”
Tensions between Iran and the United States have escalated anew since 2018, when Trump withdrew from Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with six world powers and reimposed crippling sanctions.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-military-guards/guards-chief-u-s-warships-will-be-destroyed-if-they-threaten-iran-in-gulf-idUSKCN2251GI
Apr 23, 2020 07:36:29 #
In other words, if the US Navy protects/defends itself, we will attack again
Apr 23, 2020 07:43:13 #
Elaine2025
Loc: Seattle, Wa
jim quist wrote:
In other words, if the US Navy protects/defends itself, we will attack again
Exactly.
Apr 23, 2020 07:49:26 #
gorgehiker
Loc: Lexington, Ky
Trump might have to start a war to try to distract the country from his complete mismanagement of the C****av***s crisis.
Apr 23, 2020 08:00:27 #
LWW
Loc: Banana Republic of America
gorgehiker wrote:
Trump might have to start a war to try to distract the country from his complete mismanagement of the C****av***s crisis.
He just got you to defend Iran ... again.
Apr 23, 2020 08:00:55 #
LWW
Loc: Banana Republic of America
Kraken wrote:
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran will destroy U.S. warships ... (show quote)
Let me know how that works out.
Apr 23, 2020 08:14:27 #
gorgehiker wrote:
Trump might have to start a war to try to distract the country from his complete mismanagement of the C****av***s crisis.
And just how would you have handled the v***s differently. And please don't give the standard BS of 2020 hindsight,
Apr 23, 2020 08:26:42 #
jim quist wrote:
In other words, if the US Navy protects/defends itself, we will attack again
Or a variation on this...In other words Iran is in deep doo-doo if they keep harassing us.
Apr 23, 2020 08:29:40 #
LWW
Loc: Banana Republic of America
Look up 'OPERATION PRAYING MANTIS' and see how that worked last time.
Apr 23, 2020 09:27:57 #
boberic wrote:
And just how would you have handled the v***s differently. And please don't give the standard BS of 2020 hindsight,
Please, stop it Bobbi, that's not even a legitimate question. Perhaps Fat Donny could start with his daily televised e******n speeches and change them into informative press conferences.
If you think he's handled this crisis well then you are simply not paying attention.
Apr 23, 2020 09:38:01 #
Apr 23, 2020 13:06:34 #
Frank T wrote:
Please, stop it Bobbi, that's not even a legitimate question. Perhaps Fat Donny could start with his daily televised e******n speeches and change them into informative press conferences.
If you think he's handled this crisis well then you are simply not paying attention.
If you think he's handled this crisis well then you are simply not paying attention.
If you think Trump is not handeling the v***s well, How would you do it. And dodging the question shows your ignorance. Apparently you know how to manage the v***s problem.better than Trump and the world class epidemiologists who are advising the Trump team. Is their foresight as good as you hindsight. Probably not. Maybe youshoulod offer your world class expertise.
Apr 24, 2020 05:53:03 #
Looking at the problem from the Iranian view... Why is the US there other than to provoke an incident? We are equipped to fight WW2 with WW2, tho modernized, equipment. Our national product is War, not useful goods.
Trump needs a war to cover his failure to grasp the war on COV-2 and if we have a hot war with Iran it would detract from v***s fears and would consume military materials which we would restock from China... and that would raise the stock market. aaaa Wait a minute, think, China makes the war materials and we would have to buy on credit and our credit rating is low and that would not help the stock market.
When one is weak and play checkers poorly it is no time to bluster and challenged someone to play 3D Chess. Trump is failing to play good checkers at those press conferences... not the time to try Chess Mr T.
Trump needs a war to cover his failure to grasp the war on COV-2 and if we have a hot war with Iran it would detract from v***s fears and would consume military materials which we would restock from China... and that would raise the stock market. aaaa Wait a minute, think, China makes the war materials and we would have to buy on credit and our credit rating is low and that would not help the stock market.
When one is weak and play checkers poorly it is no time to bluster and challenged someone to play 3D Chess. Trump is failing to play good checkers at those press conferences... not the time to try Chess Mr T.
Apr 24, 2020 08:48:06 #
Kraken wrote:
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran will destroy U.S. warships ... (show quote)
Hey Krackers, the US is not Canada, the naval war would be short and one sided, Iran's so called navy would be dispatched to the bottom of the sea in hours, not days, weeks, months, or years.
Apr 24, 2020 08:50:15 #
dpullum wrote:
Looking at the problem from the Iranian view... Wh... (show quote)
Such BS.... Trump has done as good of a job as any, you forget that the leadership from your side early on was that Trump was over-reacting.
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