ABOARD USS NIMITZ (Dec 15, 1997)--The guided missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73) (left), and the nuclear powered submarine USS Annapolis (SSN 760) steam in formation with the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz battle group is currently deployed to the North Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch. U.S. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate 2nd Class Matthew J. Magee
Attack On Iran Could Risk Gulf Oil Supplies -- Washington Times
Powerful option if Israel hits nukes.
Iran is contemplating violently shutting down shipping in the Persian Gulf as one of several counterattack options if Israel strikes its nuclear facilities, regional and intelligence analysts say.
Such attacks would present the Obama administration with the option of undertaking a limited war against Iran by striking its warships and shore-based anti-ship missiles to keep the Gulf open for business.
Former CIA analyst Larry C. Johnson said Iran has enough firepower to effectively close the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, through which 40 percent of all the world’s oil moves.
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My Comment: Iranians lawmakers are now coming out and saying bluntly that they will shut down the Persian Gulf by stopping oil shipments.
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