US Aircraft Carriers Not Allowed To Stop In Areas Designated By Iran - AF Commander

Trend ^ | April 19, 2012

[Fennie]

The commander of the Iranian Armed Forces said on Wednesday that Iran has notified the two U.S. aircraft carriers deployed in the Persian Gulf that they are not allowed to stop in certain areas of the Persian Gulf designated by Iranian naval forces, MNA reported.

"We had previously notified them that they must not stop in the areas of the Persian Gulf which are considered areas of threat for us, and they heeded the warning," Major General Ataollah Salehi said in an interview with the Persian service of the Fars News Agency published on Wednesday.

[Vroomfondel]

ping

[Former Proud Canadian]

This could get interesting.

[Doofer]

Not sure what this means...

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Brave words...

[BigCinBigD]

Don’t worry Salehi. They could be in Lake Michigan and still kill you’re smelly goat humping arse.

[grobdriver]

Heh.
Not often a carrier will “stop” in the middle of the ocean.

Bluster.

[Lurking in Kansas]

Not often a carrier will “stop” in the middle of the ocean.

LOL... my thought too. Carriers 'stop'?

LOL

[wrench]

A carrier is no threat when it is stopped.

At speed, and turned into the wind, you better watch out, though.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

A spokesperson for the U.S. Southern Command, when asked about the assertion replied, “He said what?”

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Empty bluster for local comsumption.

[DesertRhino]

Thats like ordering cars on the nearby freeway to keep going,, then bragging about how powerful you must be,, because traffic keeps zooming by.

[Ben Ficklin]

The Convention on Law of the Sea(JAG)

[CrazyIvan]

“Nuts” would work also.

[Ethan Clive Osgoode]

Not sure what this means...

Hopefully it is the prelude to an iranian invasion of the UAE.

[Steely Tom]

Thats like ordering cars on the nearby freeway to keep going,, then bragging about how powerful you must be,, because traffic keeps zooming by.

Yeah, like when you're driving down some street, and all of a sudden a dog comes zooming out of someone's yard at breakneck speed, gets within two feet or so of your rear wheel, barking madly. As you leave his territory, he drops back and gives a final, loud bark, as if to say "and don't come back!"

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Nüsse?

[dirtboy]

Obama’s probably on the phone to the Pentagon telling the brass to comply with this demand.

[VF-51vnv]

Having been on 4 of them on carrier quals and 3 Vietnam vacations.... They don’t stop....except when they are beside a pier.

[EQAndyBuzz]

It’s like taking a Chevy Volt and stopping it in the middle of Detroit and.....

Nevermind.

[Turbo Pig]

Here’s what I think is happening.

He’s using reverse psychology on obama. He’s got a bet with his buddies that he can get a US carrier to stop where he wants it. Knowing the obama is a narcissistic mental retard, who is up against a wall to look like hes large and in charge, he throws this threat out, in the hopes that obama will get on the phone and tell the carrier group to do just that...to show them “he’s not afraid”.

When it happens, the Iranians will get a big yuck, the AF commander wins his bet, and the international community see’s what a pansy-a***d light weight obama is...again.

[null and void]

[Pecos]

Bingo!

[AU72]

My take is that they are seeing if Obama will kowtow on this and if so escalate to see how far they can push him.

[CodeToad]

Didn’t think the carrier was looking to stop anywhere in the first place. Just more bravado by Iran trying to look important and influential.

[Tallguy]

Kinda hard for a carrier to “stop” while conducting flight operations. Maybe we should just chalk this up to a mis-translation?

[Tallguy]

Kinda hard for a carrier to “stop” while conducting flight operations. Maybe we should just chalk this up to a mis-translation?

[Will88]

Tweaking our poor excuse for a commander in chief.

[blueunicorn6]

I dare each and every Iranian tank to drive five miles into the Persian Gulf and then stop.

[GreyHoundSailor]

We conducted flight ops at anchor a couple times in the late 80s - called them ‘Flanchor Ops’.

[blueunicorn6]

I dare each and every Iranian jet to stop for five minutes over the Persian Gulf (they don’t have Harriers, do they?)

[bikerman]

Persian Gulf designated by Iranian naval forces

Hey Shorty, We don’t need no stinkin designated area.

[Tallguy]

Rotary wing, I take it?

[GreyHoundSailor]

And limited fixed wing - S-3 and E-2. Also went through a complete launch/recovery cycle steaming ‘Back 2/3’.

[TexasRepublic]

I miss when we had adults in the White House.

[SunkenCiv]

Yeah, that’ll happen. Thanks Fennie.

[SJackson]

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[2ndDivisionVet]

Anyone remember when we had an American Christian leading the country?

[ncfool]

It means obummer is bowing to his Saudi handlers and following orders as told to him by Russia.

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

The Japanese had a number of carriers that stopped in the middle of the ocean during the Battle of Midway.

Their carriers stopped when they hit the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, courtesy of the U.S. Navy.

[Eleutheria5]

Step over this line. Go on. I dare ya.

[misanthrope]

“they heeded the warning,”

Thank God!!