"Closing the Strait of Hormuz for Iran's armed forces is really easy ... or as Iranians say it will be easier than drinking a glass of water," Iran's navy chief Habibollah Sayyari told Iran's English language Press TV.I'll translate: I will ignore established International Law to destabilize the region and prove my relevance.
Then the US responded:
"The free flow of goods and services through the Strait of Hormuz is vital to regional and global prosperity," a spokesperson for the Bahrain-based [US Fifth] fleet said in a written response to queries from Reuters about the possibility of Iran trying to close the waterway.I'll translate again: Go ahead, make my day.
"Anyone who threatens to disrupt freedom of navigation in an international strait is clearly outside the community of nations; any disruption will not be tolerated."
Asked whether it was taking specific measures in response to the threat to close the Strait, the fleet said it "maintains a robust presence in the region to deter or counter destabilizing activities," without providing further detail.
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Well, I don't know much about Habibollah Sayyari, but someone what knew his business and who had a double handful of MEKO 100 corvettes or the equivalent (plus crews what knew their business) could make an awful lot of trouble in restricted waters like Hormuz.
Think that the Fith Fleet's point was that it may start in ye straight, but it would end in Tehran.
Oh, that's certain: Fifth Fleet wants to go to Tehran, Fifth Fleet will go to Tehran. My point was more about making it very expensive. I don't know that the Iranians have what it takes, but I won't say it can't be done.
You probably know better than me, but my understanding is that they went a swarming, suicidal overwhelming number of little boat type of stategy because they knew that they couldn't produce the carriers, cruisers etc. that we could. And it isn't a bad strategy beacuse as you point out they could make it costly. However, with all of the other manpower and equipment we have in the area, I still think that their overwhelming numbers would be overwhelmed pretty quickly. I also think that the benefit of the two Iraq wars and Afghanistan is that the Iranians now believe we have the political will to kick their ass if they get too bothersome. They are crazy, but not stupid.
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