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From the Washington Post on July 26, 2012:
Suspension of the November elections here in the United States?
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Los Angeles Times: U.S. moving submersibles to Persian Gulf to oppose Iran WASHINGTON — The Navy is rushing dozens of unmanned underwater craft to the Persian Gulf to help detect and destroy mines in a major military buildup aimed at preventing Iran...
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U.S. carrier crosses Hormuz amid rising Gulf tensions (Reuters) - A U.S. aircraft carrier strike group sailed through the Strait of Hormuz Tuesday more than a month after Iran warned a different carrier -- USS John C. Stennis -- not to return to the Gulf...
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Emirates 24/7: US Navy: Iran prepares suicide bomb boats in Gulf By Reuters Published Monday, February 13, 2012 Iran has built up its naval forces in the Gulf and prepared boats that could be used in suicide attacks, but the US Navy can prevent it...
- Iran's New Naval Buildup Could Allow Closure Of Straits Of Hormuz
GERTZ:The Office of Naval Intelligence is warning that Iran's naval forces could shut down the strategic Strait of Hormuz where some 30 percent of all the world's oil and natural gas passes and severely disrupt international commerce...
- Iranians Claim To Perfect Swarm Strategy, Will Destroy Us Navy
Iran claims exercises with 1,000 speedboats have perfected 'swarm strategy' GERTZ - NICOSIA — Iran's military reported it had achieved a fleet of 1,000 speedboats as part of a swarm strategy to overcome U.S. naval superiority in the...
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Iran Rising?
From the Washington Post on July 26, 2012:
Iran bolsters retaliation capability in Persian Gulf, experts sayOctober surprise?
Iran is rapidly gaining new capabilities to strike at U.S. warships in the Persian Gulf, amassing an arsenal of sophisticated anti-ship missiles while expanding its fleet of fast-attack boats and submarines, U.S. and Middle Eastern analysts say.
The new systems, many of them developed with foreign assistance, are giving Iran’s commanders new confidence that they could quickly damage or destroy U.S. ships if hostilities erupt, the officials say.
Although U.S. Navy officials are convinced that they would prevail in a fight, Iran’s advances have fueled concerns about U.S. vulnerabilities during the opening hours of a conflict in the gulf.
Increasingly accurate short-range missiles — combined with Iran’s use of “swarm” tactics involving hundreds of heavily armed patrol boats — could strain the defensive capabilities of even the most modern U.S. ships, current and former military analysts say.
In recent weeks, as nuclear talks with world powers have faltered and tensions have risen...
Suspension of the November elections here in the United States?
- Tick Tock Tick Tock Tick Tock
Los Angeles Times: U.S. moving submersibles to Persian Gulf to oppose Iran WASHINGTON — The Navy is rushing dozens of unmanned underwater craft to the Persian Gulf to help detect and destroy mines in a major military buildup aimed at preventing Iran...
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U.S. carrier crosses Hormuz amid rising Gulf tensions (Reuters) - A U.S. aircraft carrier strike group sailed through the Strait of Hormuz Tuesday more than a month after Iran warned a different carrier -- USS John C. Stennis -- not to return to the Gulf...
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Emirates 24/7: US Navy: Iran prepares suicide bomb boats in Gulf By Reuters Published Monday, February 13, 2012 Iran has built up its naval forces in the Gulf and prepared boats that could be used in suicide attacks, but the US Navy can prevent it...
- Iran's New Naval Buildup Could Allow Closure Of Straits Of Hormuz
GERTZ:The Office of Naval Intelligence is warning that Iran's naval forces could shut down the strategic Strait of Hormuz where some 30 percent of all the world's oil and natural gas passes and severely disrupt international commerce...
- Iranians Claim To Perfect Swarm Strategy, Will Destroy Us Navy
Iran claims exercises with 1,000 speedboats have perfected 'swarm strategy' GERTZ - NICOSIA — Iran's military reported it had achieved a fleet of 1,000 speedboats as part of a swarm strategy to overcome U.S. naval superiority in the...