Iran sends out warships

[Canuck_Buck]

"Iran has dispatched six ... warships to international waters and the Gulf of Aden region in a historically unprecedented move by the Iranian Navy," Iranian Adm. Habibollah Sayyari told a gathering of armed forces officials, Reuters reported.

Sayyari said the ships were moved to preserve Iran's territorial integrity in its southern waters, but foreign policy experts are calling it an aggressive move targeted at a Western audience as much as for regional powers like rival Saudi Arabia.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,521730,00.html

Iran's naval access stretches along the Gulf of Aden, the Strait of Hormuz and the Sea of Oman. Iran has threatened to block the strait, through which about 40 percent of the world's traded oil is shipped, if it were attacked over its nuclear program.

....bring it on Iran[8D]

[Champlain Islander]

Probably just to keep the pressure on since their buds North Korea is flexing their military and nukes again.

[kevin1]

Iran's naval access stretches along the Gulf of Aden, the Strait of Hormuz and the Sea of Oman. Iran has threatened to block the strait, through which about 40 percent of the world's traded oil is shipped, if it were attacked over its nuclear program.

Since roughly 90% of Iran's revenue is derived from their oil exports such a move would cripple their economy, not very bright of them. Sounds like yet another one of their bluffs, I say call them out on it.

[Charlie P]

So how ong do you think those ships would be floatig after they declared the blockade?

[Champlain Islander]

We have stuff that will make their ships go away and they wouldn't even see us coming. Hmmmm..... sorry about your missing ships they must have gone down in a storm