Wednesday, January 4, 2012

The Crisis With Iran Continues

Iranian naval ships take part in a naval parade on the last day of the Velayat-90 war game in the Sea of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday. Iran’s army chief has warned an American aircraft carrier not to return to the Persian Gulf. Reuters

Iran Threatens U.S. Ships, Alarms Oil Markets -- Washington Post

Iran escalated its war of words with the United States on Tuesday with a warning to Navy ships to stay out of the strategic Strait of Hormuz, remarks that rattled commodities markets and helped send oil prices soaring.

The latest in a series of provocative statements by Iranian leaders was delivered by the Iranian armed forces commander, Gen. Ataollah Salehi, who appeared to threaten a U.S. aircraft carrier that steamed out of Persian Gulf waters last week.

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More News On The Crisis With Iran

Iran warns U.S. to back off from Persian Gulf -- CBS
Iran threatens U.S. Navy as sanctions hit economy -- Montreal Gazette/Reuters
Iran ramps up warning over US navy in Gulf -- AFP
Iran warns US carrier: Don't come back to Gulf -- Stars and Stripes/AP
Iran will do anything to preserve the security of the Strait of Hormuz -- National Post/AFP
DOD Seeks Safe Hormuz Passage for All, Official Says -- US Department of Defense
Iran Defiant Amid Appeals for European Sanctions -- New York Times/Reuters
Iran plans more military drills in Gulf amid tensions with U.S. -- Haaretz

Will Iran make good on its threat against US? -- Sevil Omer, MSNBC
Iran is baiting, but America won’t bite -- Ian Bremmer and Cliff Kupchan, Financial Times
Iran’s threats over Strait of Hormuz a symptom of ‘weakness,’ U.S. says -- Peter Goodspeed, National Post
Iran Won't Close the Strait of Hormuz -- Bradley S. Russell and Max Bott, Wall Street Journal

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