The United States is rapidly escalating its military presence in the Persian Gulf to deter Iran from shutting off the Strait of Hormuz or striking out at regional enemies.
The US has just doubled the number of minesweepers in the regional waters to eight, and several squadrons of F-22s and F-15s have been relocated to nearby US bases.
An American combat brigade is also on stand-by in Kuwait, ready to intervene in any regional conflict.
Although some of the movements have been long-planned, others have been implemented ahead of schedule.
“The message to Iran is, ‘Don’t even think about it,’ ” a senior Defense Department source told the New York Times.
“Don’t even think about closing the strait. We’ll clear the mines. Don’t even think about sending your fast boats out to harass our vessels or commercial shipping. We’ll put them on the bottom of the gulf.”.....read more
http://www.rt.com/news/us-iran-forces-minesweepers-hormuz-318/
The US has just doubled the number of minesweepers in the regional waters to eight, and several squadrons of F-22s and F-15s have been relocated to nearby US bases.
An American combat brigade is also on stand-by in Kuwait, ready to intervene in any regional conflict.
Although some of the movements have been long-planned, others have been implemented ahead of schedule.
“The message to Iran is, ‘Don’t even think about it,’ ” a senior Defense Department source told the New York Times.
“Don’t even think about closing the strait. We’ll clear the mines. Don’t even think about sending your fast boats out to harass our vessels or commercial shipping. We’ll put them on the bottom of the gulf.”.....read more
http://www.rt.com/news/us-iran-forces-minesweepers-hormuz-318/
