U.S. officials say rumour of Iran strike not true

[sabra]

http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=95302007

U.S. officials say rumour of Iran strike not true

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. defence officials on Thursday said a rumoured Iranian missile strike on a U.S. naval vessel in the Gulf was not true.

"No such event took place," said one of the officials on condition of anonymity.

The bond market briefly pared losses on talk of possible military engagement between the United States and Iran, but turned back down after the U.S. Defence Department said the incident did not occur.

Tensions are high between Washington and Tehran. The United States accuses Iran of supporting insurgents in Iraq and charges that Iran is seeking nuclear weapons under the cover of a civilian energy program.

[Waya]

1. Like they would amit to it...........

....even if it was true....right!

[Tempest]

5. They would admit to it all right, and attack Iran in a heartbeat

I believe some people are not reading the article correctly.

It's not about an attack on Iran, it's about a rumored attack on a U.S. ship by Iran.

[maddezmom]

2. I missed the rumor

was it tied to the drone? :shrug: or was it something new?

[sabra]

6. I have seen zero reports on this "rumor"...

[maddezmom]

14. interesting isn't it

The US is denying a rumor that no one is talking about :shrug: Not much of a rumor, more like propaganda from the * admin once again.

[Demeter]

3. All the Confirmation Needed to Verify the Rumor-- An Official Denial!

[phantom power]

4. BushCo is hoping like hell for their very own "Gulf of Tonkin" incident.

I guess they'll have to call it the "Persian Gulf Incident"

[leveymg]

7. This is the first I've heard of this.

Wonder who started the rumour, and what happened on the bonds market. Someone probably made a pocketful of devalued dollars.

[uppityperson]

8. I thought the rumor was it WILL happen, not it DID.

Must've missed a day of rumors.

[daleo]

9. This rumor must have been word of mouth, within the financial world

I haven't seen anything remotely like that in the news. It makes you wonder, though.

[uppityperson]

10. Is this pre-emptive rumor control? Hasn't happened yet?

I just had a thought that perhaps rumor control messed up. Hey guys, the rumor is it WILL happen, not HAS. So, does this mean that the are pre-emptively issuing a denial that it happened, since no one has said it has? Why would they issue a pre-emptive denial?

[SOS]

11. The USS Maddox?

nt.

[HuffleClaw]

12. testing the waters no doubt

or someone jumped the gun on the expected 'gulf of tonkin II' gambit?

[Theres-a]

13. Wag the dog,anyone?

That's what this reminds me of.

[kestrel91316]

15. Hahahahahaha ........................ ROFLMAO.

[roamer65]

16. So the rumor is not true...for now.