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Iran Announces Blockade Of Strait Of Hormuz And Claims U.S. Is Complying
World Tribune ^ | April 22, 2012

Posted on 04/24/2012 7:04:50 AM PDT by Fennie

NICOSIA -- In the first such claim, Iran said it was imposing a blockade on unauthorized ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

A senior commander for Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps said all ships, including those from the U.S. Navy, must undergo inspection before proceeding through the strait.

"The alien vessels which enter the Persian Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz always provide the needed answers and information to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps units," IRGC deputy navy commander Rear Adm. Alireza Tangsiri said.

(Excerpt) Read more at worldnewstribune.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: hormuz; hormuzblockade; iran; israel; obama; straitofhormuz; usnavy
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1 posted on 04/24/2012 7:04:56 AM PDT by Fennie
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To: Fennie

Yeah, right!


2 posted on 04/24/2012 7:08:55 AM PDT by ibytoohi
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To: Fennie

Inspect THIS.


3 posted on 04/24/2012 7:13:13 AM PDT by jagusafr ("Write in Palin and prepare for war...")
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To: Fennie

Iranian Revolutionary Guard, our response is coming via 5 inch shell.


4 posted on 04/24/2012 7:13:43 AM PDT by Molon Labbie (A Bounty on Zimmerman, Can Be A Bounty On ANYONE. No NBPP Mob Justice!)
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To: Fennie

Pull over !


5 posted on 04/24/2012 7:22:05 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: Fennie

My guess would be that American warships routinely just simply ignore Iranian naval forces. They may humor them occasionally with radio contact, but not very often. As long as they keep their distance, there will be no trouble.


6 posted on 04/24/2012 7:23:32 AM PDT by ZX12R (FUBO GTFO 2012 !)
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To: Fennie

These guys live in a world of their own imagining.


7 posted on 04/24/2012 7:27:28 AM PDT by VietVet (I am old enough to know who I am and what I believe, and I 'm not inclined to apologize for any of)
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To: Fennie

Ha - more ridiculous bluster from the regime


8 posted on 04/24/2012 7:29:54 AM PDT by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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To: ibytoohi

This dangerous nonsense is what this weak-kneed, wee-wee’d, vote present, apologist, POS pOTUS has brought us. A conflagration in the ME is closer everyday.


9 posted on 04/24/2012 7:30:43 AM PDT by Magnum44 (Terrorism is a disease, precise application of superior firepower is the cure)
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To: Fennie

They are delusional. Radiotherapy is indicated..


10 posted on 04/24/2012 7:32:07 AM PDT by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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To: Fennie

The U.S. will not let any foriegn nation board our Naval Ships>>>>>>>>>>>>


11 posted on 04/24/2012 7:32:47 AM PDT by rxtn41
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To: Fennie

what will soetoro do now?

0.


12 posted on 04/24/2012 7:33:34 AM PDT by onedoug
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To: rxtn41

I wonder how many muslims are already aboard.


13 posted on 04/24/2012 7:35:35 AM PDT by onedoug
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To: Fennie

Has the Commander in Chief ordered the U.S. Navy to back off??


14 posted on 04/24/2012 7:41:21 AM PDT by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said the goal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
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The must be reading the North Korean play book.


15 posted on 04/24/2012 7:42:08 AM PDT by SkyDancer ("Talent Without Ambition Is Sad - Ambition Without Talent Is Worse")
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To: Fennie

You will respect mah ahthoritah!

16 posted on 04/24/2012 7:47:22 AM PDT by BulletBobCo
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To: ibytoohi

Obama IS President after all. Anything is possible.


17 posted on 04/24/2012 7:51:27 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: Fennie
A little trouble in paradise Mr Ahmadinejad?

The local pops grumbling a bit loudly over prices going way up?

Be careful, you don't want to sprain a finger thumping your chest...

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18 posted on 04/24/2012 7:54:17 AM PDT by TLI ( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: onedoug

what will soetoro do now?

Maybe el soetoro will go over and have a talk with the cave dwellers and every thing will be OK because, after all, he is, elllll soetoro the magnificant!


19 posted on 04/24/2012 8:33:52 AM PDT by Bitsy
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To: Fennie

Iran ‘hosted’ professors and muckity mucks from ‘Occupy’ recently - that’s all we need to know about the direction of this government toward Iran.


20 posted on 04/24/2012 9:07:58 AM PDT by GOPJ (Hoodies - because you can't kill a security camera for snitchin' - - freeper tacticalogic)
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