Iran says could deploy navy near U.S. coast: report

Reuters ^

[Sub-Driver]

Iran says could deploy navy near U.S. coast: report Photo 11:55am EDT

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran raised the prospect on Tuesday of sending military ships close to the United States' Atlantic coast, in what would be a major escalation of tensions between the long-standing adversaries.

"Like the arrogant powers that are present near our marine borders, we will also have a powerful presence close to American marine borders," the head of the Navy, Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said, according to the official IRNA news agency.

Speaking at a ceremony marking the 31st anniversary of the start of the 1980-1988 war with Iraq, Sayyari gave no details of when such a deployment could happen or the number or type of vessels to be used.

The declaration comes just weeks after Turkey said it would host a NATO early warning radar system which will help spot missile threats from outside Europe, including potentially from Iran. The decision has angered Tehran which had enjoyed close relations with Ankara.

And it comes a few months after Iran sent warships through the Suez canal, after the fall of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, the first time the Islamic Republic had deployed navy vessels in the Mediterranean.

[1010RD]

Let’s see is Turkey a NATO member and US ally in the world-wide war for liberty or the vanguard in an attack on it?

[Nepeta]

the boys would be close enough to pick up American TV and radio - imagine the Rev Guard watching “Dancing with the Stars”

Iran, like most of the rest of the world outside of North America, uses the PAL broadcast standard for tv. Their receivers won't work with American tv broadcasts.

http://countrycode.org/tv-standards

[SunkenCiv]

We need to point out (as we send Iran’s ships to the bottom and don’t bother to pick up any survivors, but do take the time to dump blood into the water to attract sharks) that we don’t have diplomatic relations with or recognition of the so-called government of Iran. Thanks Sub-Driver.

[Army Air Corps]

Even then, there are a few different versions of PAL and not all of them enjoy full interoperability.

[Eaker]

So the Iranians want to put a platform for nukes and/or EMP devices close offshore. I wouldn’t regard this as a joke.

If they are this dangerous should we allow them to start raping our goats now?

Or should we just give up?

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Send 'em on over, boys! The US Navy will know what to do.

110202-N-2907P-001 ARABIAN SEA (Feb. 2, 2011) - Suspected pirate skiffs burn from weapons fire from the guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) after Momsen disrupted an attack on a commercial oil tanker in the Arabian Sea. Momsen and the guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) came to the aid of the merchant vessel simultaneously in a coordinated rescue and assist effort after receiving a distress call. Momsen and Bunker Hill are deployed supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Hull Maintenance Technician John Parkin/Released)

100410-N-6110S-194 GULF OF ADEN (April 10, 2010) - A suspected pirate skiff burns after being destroyed by the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48). Ashland while operating approximately 330 nautical miles off the coast of Djibouti, was fired upon from a skiff manned by suspected pirates. Ashland returned fire. USS Ashland is part of the Nassau Amphibious Ready Group and 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, currently supporting Maritime Security Operations (MSO) and Theater Security Cooperation (TSC) Operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason R. Zalasky/Released)

100331-N-8959T-308 INDIAN OCEAN (March 31, 2010) - The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) passes by the smoke from a suspected pirate skiff it had just destroyed. USS Farragut is part of Combined Task Force 151, a multinational task force established to conduct anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Cassandra Thompson/Released)

071028-N-0000X-185 INDIAN OCEAN (Oct. 28, 2007) - A pirate skiff burns after being hit by several rounds from a 25mm gun aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78). The skiff belonged to a group of pirates that boarded Panamanian-flagged cargo ship MV Golden Nori. U.S. Navy photo (RELEASED)

[grey_whiskers]

Thanks, Sub-Driver.

Err, happy hunting?

Quix, *EMP* *PING*

[Quix]

Hmmmmmm

THX THX.

[Nepeta]

Even then, there are a few different versions of PAL and not all of them enjoy full interoperability.

Fortunately, DVDs come only in NTSC and PAL flavors, and my PAL-converting players work just fine with my American tvs.

There's a whole world of tv and movies out there Americans know not much about. Region-free, NTSC/PAL capable players open the door a little.

[AdmSmith]

Club K Container Missile System
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6dKCkv1fzs

[AdmSmith]

Russia “just unveiled the Club-K, a container-based cruise missile for sale on the international market. This cruise missile is hidden in a “shipping container” that disguises the transporter-erecter-launcher for the Club-K missile.

Iran and other state actors are potential customers. It could also fall into the hands of terrorists.”

http://www.statesman.com/opinion/countering-the-growing-missile-threat-1878939.html

[Army Air Corps]

Thankfully, there are just two main recording stanrds for DVDs. Adding SECAM to the list would be annoying.