Washington sent reinforcements to the Persian Gulf in response to Tehran’s threats
Newspaper: Washington sent reinforcements to the Persian Gulf in response to Tehran’s threats
04/07/2012 09:14
Erbil, July 4 (Rn) – A senior official at the Pentagon on Wednesday, sending the United States amid an atmosphere of secret military reinforcements big Persian Gulf to prevent the Iranian army from carrying out any attempt to close the Strait of Hormuz, pointing out that Washington has increased from the number of combat planes capable of hitting targets inside Iran if it exacerbated the differences over the nuclear program of last resort, according to the newspaper, “the Middle East.” the paper quoted in its issue today, the U.S. official, who did not come to be named, as saying that “Washington sent military reinforcements large to the Persian Gulf to prevent the Iranian army from carrying out any attempt to close the Strait of Hormuz, “adding that” the deployment of those forces is part of a planned long ago to strengthen the U.S. presence in the Gulf region, to reassure Israel about its ability to deal with Iran. “The U.S. official, the newspaper that “Washington has increased the number of combat planes capable of hitting targets inside Iran if it exacerbated the differences over the nuclear program of last resort,” noting that “when he says President Obama said there are other options on the table is the negotiations, it means that.” increased the newspaper that “in time which began when the United States and its allies to impose a wider ban on oil exports of Iran, in order to force them to deal seriously with the negotiations on its nuclear program, involves increasing the number of troops on the obvious risks, including the possibility that the power of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards to attack those forces. ” She said “spreading U.S. military warships in the Gulf aims to strengthen the capacity to carry out patrols in the Strait of Hormuz, significantly, the reopening of the narrow waterway, if Iran has tried mined to prevent Saudi Arabia and other Gulf oil exporters to send tankers through the corridor is vital, “noting that” the most prominent elements of This increase in the number of troops, which doubled the U.S. Navy from the number of minesweepers for polka dots to eight ships, which he described as military officials step defensive zone. ” the newspaper quoted citing a U.S. official as saying the Iranians “do not Ikhtrn on your minds, do not think the closure of the Straits , will be a mine, do not think to send Qguarbakm quick to harass Bbawarjna military or our ships trading, you’ll be the bottom of the Gulf abode for it. “The United States has sent since the spring of last year aircraft stealthy “F-22 aircraft and” F-15C “Oldest to bases separate in the Persian Gulf in support of combat aircraft that are already in the region, along with the aircraft carriers, regular visits to the region. and give these aircraft attack U.S. forces greater capabilities in the face of missile batteries Coastal that could threaten shipping in addition to strikes against targets inside Iran. Open: Aso Haji
