U.S. says Iran's navy threat does not hold water

Thu Sep 29, 2011 12:27 pm » by **Flecktarn**

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington poured scorn on a threat by Iran to send warships close to the U.S. coast, saying curtly on Wednesday that Tehran's navy does not have what it takes.
Iran, at odds with the United States and other governments over its nuclear program, raised eyebrows with the prospect set out on Tuesday by the Islamic Republic's navy chief.
"Like the arrogant powers that are present near our marine borders, we will also have a powerful presence close to American marine borders," Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said, according to the official IRNA news agency.
White House spokesman Jay Carney dismissed the idea in a one-sentence reply to a reporter's question.
"We don't take these statements seriously, given that they do not reflect at all Iran's naval capabilities," Carney said.
Sayyari -- whose declaration came just weeks after Turkey said it would host a NATO radar system to help spot missile threats from outside Europe, including Iran -- gave no details of the timing or size of such a naval deployment.
The navy is vital for Tehran due to the Gulf's importance as a route for Iran's oil exports but it "is outdated and in need of substantial modernization," according to the GlobalSecurity.org think tank.
"For the present, Iran's naval capacity remains limited and barely supports its status as essentially a coastal defence force," GlobalSecurity.org said on its website.
The United States and Israel have not ruled out using force against Iran if diplomacy fails to prevent it from getting nuclear weapons. Iran insists its nuclear program is purely peaceful and largely for the generation of electricity.By John O'Callaghan | Reuters

Thu Sep 29, 2011 2:15 pm » by **Spock**

That should be confirmation enough. No false flag. No lie perpetrated in to make the media not focus on the economy.

I solid threat made by Iran. Confirmed and laughed at by the U.S.

I stand validated, thanks for posting this to prove my position Fleck.

Thu Sep 29, 2011 2:31 pm » by **Flecktarn**

sabre rattling and bravado and no threat at all just attention grabbing ,,,iran is no threat to the west the cost to the nation and its people would be to great ,,,,,they pose no threat but china and russia thats another matter ,,,

its not about points scoring just plain simple reality that iran is the worlds bad guy at the moment and they are playing up to the attention

Thu Sep 29, 2011 3:43 pm » by **Spock**

We agree 100% on that.

Thu Sep 29, 2011 4:03 pm » by **Flecktarn**

spock wrote:We agree 100% on that.

chances are our relation have worked together ,,its a small world

Fri Sep 30, 2011 6:01 pm » by **Barnstormer**

Iran isn't like Iraq. They have a real military! Iran should just send a few cruise missles into Tel Aviv! :peep:

Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:20 pm » by **The57ironman**

barnstormer wrote:Iran isn't like Iraq. They have a real military! Iran should just send a few cruise missles into Tel Aviv!

that's just a stupid statement....

you made an account just to post that...?

Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:40 pm » by **Mrmcnuggets**

barnstormer wrote:Iran isn't like Iraq. They have a real military! Iran should just send a few cruise missles into Tel Aviv!

If a war broke out now between the us and Iran it would be devistTing for them. On all proportions. The navy doesn't mean shit with out air supremacy, and the us def has Iran beat all day in that department hands down.

Sat Oct 01, 2011 1:06 am » by **Barnstormer**

the57ironman wrote:
barnstormer wrote:Iran isn't like Iraq. They have a real military! Iran should just send a few cruise missles into Tel Aviv!

that's just a stupid statement....

you made an account just to post that...?

No I made an account to post my opinions just like you Obamaians do everyday.

Sat Oct 01, 2011 3:59 am » by **Aragajag**

Iran may not be a big threat in the scheme of things but if they did have some advanced weaponry there would be a threat for a period of time. They may be able to sink a few ships but I doubt if that would last long.