From Facebook, so it might not be true...
But what is true is that I listed to an Al Jazeera interview with a fellow from Tehran who mentioned that closure of the Strait of Hormuz was not a new idea. Apparently Iran has had this strategic maneuver on their list of options for over twenty years. They have never exercised the capacity to do this because it was decided that doing so would be tantamount to declaring war on their Gulf neighbors. But once the U.S. and Israel initiated the war, they had justification for the maneuver. I will bet you a dollar to a doughnut that the old-time senior Pentagon generals who were dismissed by Trump must have been aware of this possibility. It would have come up in any serious war gaming strategies conducted over the past several decades.
p.s. - yes I know Andy Borowitz is a humor columnist...
Iran has repeatedly stated their desire to use atomic weapons on the great satan. Iran was very close to actuating atomic weapons. All administrations for decades have stated Iran cannot have nuclear weapons. Iran, after all, is controlled by a death cult. So the question is, do you feel lucky. Well do you punk.
ReplyDeleteI believe if you check you will find that those threats to the "great Satan" U.S. date back to when the U.S. CIA instrumented the overthrow of the democratically-elected Prime Minister of Iran, Mohammed Mossadegh in favor of the Shah of Iran -
Delete"The aftermath included the return to power of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi ("The Shah of Iran"), and the establishment of the SAVAK (secret police), whose torture methods included "electric shock, whipping, beating, inserting broken glass and pouring boiling water into the rectum, tying weights to the testicles, and the extraction of teeth and nails."
https://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-cia-confirms-it-overthrew-irans.html
And by overthrowing the Iranian govt, the U.S. also secured favored status to Iran's oil. Sound familiar?
Correct me if I'm wrong.