US Warns Iran Not To Fight Back Against Israeli Attack
US warship remains in Strait Of Hormuz amidst simmering tensions
Paul Joseph Watson
Infowars.com
Friday, February 3, 2012
The USS Abraham Lincoln warship has remained stationed in the Strait of Hormuz despite an Iranian threat that no more aircraft carriers should transit the sensitive oil choke point as tensions in the Persian Gulf continue to simmer with Washington warning Tehran it will join an Israeli attack if Iran dares to fight back in any way.
Stratfor’s latest naval update map shows that the USS Lincoln has not moved from its position having transited the Strait almost two weeks ago. Similarly, the USS Carl Vinson has also remained in its position, suggesting US Naval officials are satisfied with the strategic position of the two warships as Israel prepares to launch an attack on Iran in which the US could quickly become embroiled.
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US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta “believes there is a strong likelihood that Israel will strike Iran in April, May or June,” reports the Washington Post, adding that Panetta was likely told of the timing when Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak postponed a a planned U.S.-Israel military exercise that had been scheduled for May.
It now appears that the United States has almost finalized getting all its ducks in a row in preparation for Israel’s assault on Iran’s nuclear facilities. The Washington Post article makes it clear that the Obama administration will stand by while Tel Aviv leads the attack. The US will only become overtly involved if “Iran hits U.S. assets” or if “Israel’s population centers were hit”.
In other words, if Iran attempts to fight back in any way, which is all but inevitable, the US will join the attack. The Obama administration will then think itself justified in telling the American people that the US acted in self-defense, when in reality such a series of coordinated events is absurdly obvious.
“I can’t say clearly enough that what the U.S. has signaled in Ignatius’ report is that if Iran is attacked, it may not strike back against its attacker,” writes Richard Silverstein. “If it does, the U.S. will rain down hellfire and damnation on it. This is frightening beyond measure. I’ve never known the U.S. to lay down such a principle which virtually assures our joining in a war against Iran. Israeli policymakers will be delighted to read these words.”
Both Washington and Tel Aviv are hoping for a repeat of Operation Orchard, Israel’s attack on a Syrian nuclear reactor in 2007 that prompted no significant retaliation from Assad’s regime. However, Iran’s Air Force is second only to Israel’s in the region and Tehran’s surface to air missile capability is far superior.
A third US aircraft carrier, the USS Enterprise, is set to add even more firepower in the 5th Fleet region after it completes a training exercise in the Atlantic Ocean. British and French warships are also in place to provide further back-up.
It has also been revealed that the nuclear submarine USS Annapolis and the destroyer USS Momsen are likely to heading towards the Persian Gulf in the build up to a possible attack on Iran.
The United States has sent both the Lincoln and the Vinson sailing through the Strait in recent weeks despite Iran’s warning that any more US warships transiting the narrow passageway would not be tolerated. Tehran’s threat to close the Strait of Hormuz, an act that would cause chaos on global oil markets, has been described as a “red line” by the United States.
The US is currently conducting its biggest naval exercises in over a decade. The Bold Alligator joint Navy and Marine Corps exercise, taking place off the coast of Virginia and North Carolina, is clearly geared towards simulating a naval conflict with Iranian forces despite official claims to the contrary.
According to Israeli intelligence outfit Debka File, the United States has placed 50,000 troops to be ready for “any contingency” by March, with another 50,000 on the way, on two two strategic islands at the southern exit of the Strait of Hormuz. In addition, 15,000 troops are also on standby in Kuwait.
Tehran is set to conduct more naval exercises in the Strait later this month. Experts estimate that around 1,000 mines would be required to block the 55km wide passage and that Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have already stockpiled 2,000 mines for that very purpose.
Comments
Israel will be allowed to start it but the US will no doubt finish it. and it could finish the US as we know it now. this may be part of the grand plan, vast world change. World government etc etc .
I reported it all. He had met with King Abdullah in NYC, and now is being called home.. and not meaning to offend any Muslim by this post.
very interested to hear about your new blog, Dianne, and what this Arab chap had to say, can you tell us more?
Oh, crap. This so totally ties in with my new blog about what the Arab gentleman told me about why he was going 'home'.
very very plausible, it could go many ways. one element that is seldom mentioned, is what of the extraterrestrial presence? if they can sabotage our missiles, will they stop there ? will they let this silly little planet of ours, beat itself to death, and those of us of good will and compassion to bear the brunt of all this stupidity?
I am in sympathy with this, it looks like the US is giving Israel the nudge, let them take the blame then the US comes in and to all intents to clean up. ( clean up is the wrong word though!) what a mess it will be. The thought came to me, if the US and its allies are slowly building up their forces, it is rather hard for them to back down, the sheer logistics being put in place seem to preclude any possibility of backing down , it is daily more frightening. The poor Iranian people, my heart bleeds for them.
same here, chemtrails have gone berserk, literally. I feel fine though, maybe the supplements help. I think, Tammy, if or when the damned war starts, we should do the following,look to the heavens, and watch the earthquakes and such, and make sure we have at least two weeks supplies of food, and have water filters. and if things do go haywire, make sure you are not amongst the last ones to get your emergency supplies. The immense value of this forum is , we have a far better early warning system, reading the various posts, than just perusing the headlines.
I am proud of the time I served and would do over again in a heartbeat. I would not, however, serve at this time because of the strife going on. Obama and his cronies have made a mockery of this country and have put us in debt so badly that it will take a miracle to get out of it.
I will use that training if the SHTF and get me and my family to safer ground. I can only imagine what our fore-fathers would say about us right now.
Anything at this point will be used as a false flag. Too many players not to be gentle about it. Russia and China are biting at the bit to get a piece of the US and this will play right into there hands. They have taken the LISS down so now we have to go to station to station instead of a total visual breakdown. They are closing the net down and soon all contact will be limited. The cloud patterns have been unusual lately and chemtrailing has been drastically increased.
I think it will happen very quickly, maybe when we are distracted. How about when the superbowl is being played? this may be the reason for the security at the superbowl it may be tied in. it will be quick, ugly, and messy, if their backs are tk the wall, the Israelis may create an event, in order to accelerate, events. whatever happens we will all be caught off guard. Aren't you glad, Tammy you are not a serving marine anymore?
This has been in the making for a while now. I don;t think that Israel is going to wait until Spring. March sounds like a better guess.