Iran to stage massive Gulf military exercise

[demobrit]

TEHRAN: Thousands of Iranian troops will start a week-long military maneouvre in the Gulf tomorrow to ready armed forces for warding off “threats”, a senior commander announced on state television.

The commander of the navy of Revolutionary Guards Corps, Rear Admiral Mostafa Safari, did not specify the nature of the threat although the exercise comes amid increasing tensions with the West over Tehran’s nuclear programme.

“The Revolutionary Guards Corps navy and air force in collaboration with (Iran’s regular) army, navy, (the volunteer militia) Basij, and the Iranian police will start a maneouvre from 31 March until 6 April from the northern tip of the Gulf to the Sea of Oman,” he said.

http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=79337&version=1&template_id=37&parent_id=17

[DUHandle]

1. FORE!

[Brooklyn Michael]

11. HAH!

:spray:

I almost spit my chinese food at my computer screen....Good one!

[shadowknows69]

2. Oh shit

let the dick wagging begin.;(

[hang a left]

3. Trouble is brewing n/t

[allisonthegreat]

4. that decision did not take long n/t

[bushmeister0]

5. bushmeister0

I don't think this really means anything. I mean we're going to be staging "a major joint exercise" with the South Koreans in April, but no one thinks we're going to invade North Korea. Whatever the Iranians are up to, they're not going to risk letting our spy planes see anything of use.

Besides, the Securty Council just came out with a "very strong" presidential statement, warning Iran that they'd better stop their enrichment in a month, or else. If they don't comply, there will be another very strong statement that will be very much stronger, maybe even legally binding.

Asked if the U.N would pass a legally binding resolution next time around, British Foreign Secratry Jack Straw said, "It can certainly include a resolution... and the possibility of measures after that." (Yeah, right.)

However, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discounted the possibility of sanctions and said the "sole solution" was through the IAEA and diplomacy.

So there, you go.

[stop the bleeding]

6. Welcome to DU! bushmeister0

they can practice if they want, it's all academic right now, could mean something in the near future

[MrPrax]

7. You missed one...

The US is staging "a major joint exercise" in Latin America as well, "but no one thinks we're going to invade Venezuela"...

Strong Presidential statements usually are a precursor to an attack under the Bush Doctrine...

[bushmeister0]

9. Hugo Chavez aka Saddam Hussein

I never said we weren't interested in getting Chavez, but who knows maybe we're going after Evo Morales? He is the axis of Evo after all,

[lovuian]

8. I laugh because Americans don't get it Bush is king and he

wants war... and Iran and Venuezuela know it... thats why they are getting their military ready and why Iraq went into Civil war...

Soon it will be soon...
The question is who will strike first???
and will China sit back and watch Bush take most of the oil reserves in the world.......Thats the question???

[AndyTiedye]

10. Why Should China Care if We Take All the Oil?

They can just turn around and BUY OUR OIL COMPANIES.

[bemildred]

12. Making sure all the mines are properly deployed. nt