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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.
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Unauthorized is the key word. If we decide we are authorized, are they going to argue?
Somehow this must be the fault of US policy and Israel. Thanks Fennie.
It’s getting a bit screwy.
The admiral is probably wondering when his little fleet will be sunk, along with the destruction of most if not all it’s western coastal ground to air defense facilities.
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