U.S. Beefs Up Presence Closer to Iran’s Shores

[Woka]

Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan D. McLearnon/U.S. Navy

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Nearly 50 miles from Iran sails the nuclear-powered USS Eisenhower — never before has the U.S. flexed so much muscle so close to the Muslim nation.
The move is a blunt warning to Iran: Don’t follow through on a threat to close the Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of the world’s oil passes.
If Israel attacks Iran’s nuclear sites, Iran has promised to fill the strait’s waters with boats packed with explosives and mine the seabed.
“A $1,500 piece of explosive can take out hundreds of millions of assets in shipping and cargo,” said Rear Adm. Michael Manazir, commander of  Carrier Strike Group Eight.
With more jets, ships and nations — 30 — involved than in previous exercises, the U.S. has sent two aircraft carriers into the region.
Each carries more than 40 F-18 fighter jets that could reach thousands of miles into Iranian air space. In addition, each fighter jet has more firepower than the entire Iranian Air Force.
The international show of force is meant to reassure Israel and persuade Iran to not try anything — even if it is attacked.
The U.S. hopes that tensions will ease, but Israel has warned that Iran’s capital, Tehran, is only six months away from a potential nuclear weapon.
“As you can see, I can do a lot of damage with the airplanes that are onboard — also the weapons that are in the strike group,” Manazir said. “But also, I can be a stabilizing influence.”
Even after the exercise ends, though, the troops and additional assets will remain in the region to remind Iran that the U.S. can act just a few miles from its shores.

Everything revolves around oil?

[Alan.Wake]

Pffft

[Woka]

Pffft

Are you referring to the fire power?

[Squeak]

Why the f**k is Israel firing on Iran in the first place?
edit: would be*

[Woka]

Why the f**k is Israel firing on Iran in the first place?

What the hell you talking about?













gta sa 69 ship?loli

[battle]

What the hell you talking about?

gta sa 69 ship?loli

Woka, if isreal or USA fires on iran, it will set the world ablaze ( literally )

[Mikal]

The world is ran by oil companies, and America is the one of the main ones contributing to oil hungryness..

[battle]

The world is ran by oil companies, and America is the one of the main ones contributing to oil hungryness..

also due to some information, i've found that is not posted in the normal news, is the attack that isreal have been threatning to do, is not IF but WHEN.

[Woka]

Why the hell does Israel and Iran even hate watch other?

[Teddy]

Presence is a simple scare tactic to place them on edge. Regardless this close to elections, the president won't give an order of authorization to make any attack and 1/4th of congress is also in the same boat of facing re-election efforts; thus getting a 2/3rds vote in Congress to authorize an attack will be near impossible, well, even more than normal since they hardly ever can agree on anything.

Why the hell does Israel and Iran even hate watch other?

Why does the sun rise (not scientifically, but philosophically); the point being things sometimes just happen for a reason and get blown out of proportion and realism in a manner is lost.

[sina]

shahab 3=2500k
and
Anbiya Air Defense
and israel takes iran

[Kizzu]

Why the hell does Israel and Iran even hate watch other?

Imagine if you had a parcel of land, and your government decided to give a piece of your land to homeless refugees...that's what happened.
In the middle of the 20th century the jews didn't have a country of their own, so (place institution name here) decided to give a piece of landed previously owned by muslims to the jews, obviously the muslims didn't like it, and the rest is history.

Note: Some stuff maybe historically wrong.