Iran will not hesitate to retaliate against the US Navy if it attacks any Iranian vessel, Tehran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander has warned, responding to a similar threat by Trump.
“I have ordered our naval forces to destroy any American naval force in the Persian Gulf that threatens the security of Iran’s military or non-military ships,” Major-General Hossein Salami said on Thursday, as cited by Tasnim News Agency.
Salami was responding to US President Donald Trump, who said that he had issued an order on Wednesday to “destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea.”
Last week, the US Navy accused Iranian warships of maneuvering in a “dangerous and provocative” manner near its own vessels in the Persian Gulf. Tehran rejected these claims, saying its patrol boats had to intercept and monitor the American ships because they were violating maritime protocols while navigating in the area.
The tensions between the US and Iran escalated dramatically in January after one of Iran’s top military commanders, Major General Qassem Soleimani, was killed in a US airstrike in Iraq. Washington had been accusing Soleimani of plotting terrorist attacks against American military personnel and diplomats. Tehran responded to the airstrike by launching missiles at two military sites in Iraq, which housed US troops. The attack left no fatalities on the ground, with analysts saying back then that the strikes were probably a show of force and not intended to kill soldiers.
US and Iranian officials routinely exchange threats, warning each other of imminent retaliation in response to potential military aggression. In January, Trump said that the Pentagon had selected 52 targets on Iranian soil, which it would strike should Iran target “any American or American assets.” In a similar vein, Tehran has frequently warned that it will respond to any threat posed by US troops or its Navy.
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As usual Trenchers spot their lame nag before it even gets in the gate. Gulf of Tonkin anyone ???
Hangman
The more i’ve looked into Iran with all the controversy in my life: including Iran’s behavior (especially their behavior) I see that the usa is a bully nation and imposing the military on countries to make it easy for the us industries to pillage smaller countries resources… like Iran’s was between 1953 and 1979, I realize that Iran’s application of Islam (Shiite) is a whole lot more credible that the Sunni version that has their wahabism DOING TERRORISM throughout the world.
Hey JD .. it appears to me that he would be talking about the Saudis .. I’m not sure how much you know about the Saudi’s, ya know the same ones that they said were involved in 911 according to the senate report.. They are Wahhabi, from what was called the Donmeh out of Turkey .. the same fake Jews that came out of Russia and have been plaguing our country at minimum since the 1890’s and are also the same that have been running Israel on behalf of the Rothschilds since 1948. Here is something you can get a little chuckel out of .. Donmeh in Turkic means a Transvestite “pretending to be someone you are not”
Wahhabis/Saudis .. Are jews