Iranian Threats On Blocking The Persian Gulf

Satellite Photo: Strait Of Hormuz

New Iranian Naval Base Threatens Persian Gulf -- Enerpub

An Obama presidency could soon face a devastating international crisis should Iran decide to block the Persian Gulf with sea mines.

Iran opened a new naval base on October 27, 2008, at the southern mouth of the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic chokepoint for Persian Gulf oil.

About 20 percent of the world’s petroleum and 40 percent of the searborne crude traverse the Strait daily. As such, some 20 percent of America's daily oil needs, passes through the Strait, according to the Energy Information Administration. The EIA has dubbed it, “by far the world’s most important chokepoint.”

Author Edwin Black in his book, The Plan, has spotlighted the fact that the United States has no plan in the event of an oil interruption. The threat to American oil was a point not lost on Iranian naval chief Habibollah Sayyari who was quoted as saying the base at the town of Jask (1,050 miles from Tehran) would enable Iran to block the entry of an "enemy" into the Gulf.

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My Comment: To implement such a strategy, Iran will be effectively going to war against the U.S., NATO, the Gulf states and their Arab allies, China, Japan, India, and .... to put it simply .... the rest of the world.

This is not going to happen .... the rest of the world will not tolerate such behavior, and will do everything in their power to stop it.

Iran Speedboats 'Threatened Suicide Attack On US' In Strait Of Hormuz

Iran speedboats 'threatened suicide attack on US' in Strait of Hormuz -- Times Online

Iranians threatened U.S. ships in Hormuz: Pentagon -- Reuters

Iran Plays Down Gulf Incident With US -- Breitbart

Iranians threaten to blow up US Navy ships -- Telegraph

U.S. says Iranian gunboats harassed warships -- MSNBC

Iranian Guard Boats Confront & Threaten US Ships -- Gateway Pundit

My Comment: There is clearly a desire among some factions in Iran .. .. if not the main ones ..... to stir a political and/or military crisis with the U.S. With separatist and terrorist attacks increasing in Iran itself, opposition forces increasingly aligning themselves against the Iranian regime, the need to divert attention from these conflicts only will increase with time.