"Signs Of De-Escalation Between Iran And The U.S. Over Yemen" Topic
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Tango01 | 26 Apr 2015 10:04 p.m. PST |
"The USS Theodore Roosevelt entered the Persian Gulf Saturday to conduct what a U.S. defense official called routine maritime security operations, days after U.S. warships were deployed to the Yemeni coast to counter an Iranian convoy. Multiple U.S. officials have said the American ships had been deployed to the region to dissuade the Iranian convoy, which included armed ships, from docking in Yemen, where Iran has been supporting and arming the Houthi rebellion. The Iranian ships turned away from Yemen on Thursday, and were still sailing northeast toward Iran on Saturday, a U.S. defense official said. They were still in international waters off the coast of Yemen on Saturday, the official said, adding that the convoy was moving slowly and wasn't expected to reach the Strait of Hormuz for several days…" Full article here link YouTube link link Amicalement Armadn |
Legion 4 | 27 Apr 2015 8:36 a.m. PST |
Well … a USN CVN TF is about one of the most powerful forces on the surface of the planet's oceans. |
David in Coffs | 27 Apr 2015 2:18 p.m. PST |
Definately the big stick. However the Saudi blockade ships would have been the first point of contact as they were to enforce the UN resolution. Thus if you were to game this out it could start Saudi-Iran and as it escalates bring in USN assets and Iranian. Thankfully sanity prevailed and a solution that didn't involve death and destruction resulted. |
David in Coffs | 27 Apr 2015 4:23 p.m. PST |
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paulgenna | 28 Apr 2015 8:25 a.m. PST |
Or maybe a requirement to sign a nuclear agreement. |
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