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Iran again threatens to block Gulf oil route
Jul 5, 2008, 11:11 GMT
Tehran - Iran on Saturday once again threatened to block the oil export route in the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz if attacked, Fars news agency reported.
'We have a great deal of respect for keeping the Strait of Hormuz open but other countries should know that if Iran's interests in the (Gulf) region were ignored, then we would not allow others to use (the strait) either,' Iranian army chief General Hassan Firouzabadi told Fars.
The general's remarks were made in reference to reports that the United States and Israel might attack the main Iranian nuclear sites after the Islamic state once again refused to suspend its uranium enrichment programme.
The commander of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guards, General Mohammad Ali Jafari, made a similar warning earlier.
A blockade of the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz would trigger a worldwide energy crisis.
General Jafari said Saturday that enemy warships would have no chance against Iran's guards adding that 'Iranian missiles would send the warships to the bottom of the Persian Gulf.'
General Jafari had earlier also warned Israel that the Jewish state was within range of Iranian missiles and indicated that any Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear sites would be retaliated against by missile strikes.
Iran's medium-range Shahab-3 missile reportedly has a range of between 1,300 and 2,000 kilometres and is said to be able to reach any part of Israeli territory.
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' but concealed the historical name of Persian Gulf. '
Seeing who controls it it should be called the US Navy gulf.
Iran has the same right to nuclear nuclear energy/bombs as Israel, the US, and other countries that possess nuclear energy/nuclear bombs. Iran should not be intimidated into giving up its right to nuclear energy/bombs. All enemies that attack Iran should be punished in whatever way Iran sees fit. This should especially apply to Israel, who is the instigator behind all potential attacks on Iran. Israel has a history of violating the border boundaries of arab countries (Iraq and Syria) to bomb their nuclear plants and prevent them from getting nuclear bombs and being as powerful as Israel. Israel is determined to be the only country in the Middle East with nuclear bombs and will do everything in its power to keep arab countries weak and subordinate to Israel.
The evil clerics of Tehran are going to be meeting the hangman soon.
It was said by many that Saddam Hussein could not be removed. There was much of the same kind of sabre rattling and false bravado before the liberators (aka USA soldiers) crossed the Kuwait border and began their advance towards Baghdad
Some believed the false bravado and became worried sick that the USA forces would be thrown back. How wrong they were!
Saddam's regime crumbled and Saddam ended up suddenly dead when his neck was broken in a fall from a scaffold.
Anyone who believes that Iran has the means either to defeat the combined forces of Israel and the USA or to 'close' the Strait of Hormuz surely has feces for brains.
ROFLMAO
These zionists would like very much to see a war between US and Iran. They are fully aware that Iran will shatter the false image of these pigs in occupied Palestine. They saw it during the 33 days war in Lebanon. Forget about 6 days war or any other pathetic war you have had until now. You have been fighting corrupted arab leaders. Not one decent American man or woman will fight for you pigs. Soon you will experience the christal night in NY.
I hope the Israelis do attack Iran because it will give Iran legiotimate right to destroy this crap that has landed in the ME. Cmon Israel you chicken shhits.
The Israelis are banging their heads against the wall now...hah hah.
Those who hate the Jews continue to believe that the populace of the USA will soon come to dislike extremely the Jews residing in the USA.
Too funny.
If there's any group that the populace of the USA dislikes extremely, its the lamebrains who love to chant 'Death to America' and 'Death to Israel.'
Also high on the dislike list are the cynical puppet masters of said lamebrains; the puppet masters who reside in Tehran.
Now, why would that be????
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IranianJul 5th, 2008 - 14:24:00
The writer didn't change the name of 'The Strait of Hormuz', but concealed the historical name of Persian Gulf. This is to please the pathetic arab dictators around Persian gulf. These arab dictators buy from water to toilet papers and sell cheap oil to their masters, protecting them against their own people.
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