Posted on 04/20/2012 6:40:12 AM PDT by 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.
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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.
Step over this line. Go on. I dare ya.
“they heeded the warning,”
Thank God!!
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