The US Navy has deployed a guided-missile submarine capable of carrying up to 154 Tomahawk missiles to the Middle East in a show of force amid heightened tensions with Iran.
Cmdr. Timothy Hawkins, a spokesman for US Navy’s 5th Fleet based in Bahrain, announced the deployment on Saturday. “It is capable of carrying up to 154 Tomahawk land-attack cruise missiles and is deployed to US 5th Fleet to help ensure regional maritime security and stability,” he said.
The announcement is likely meant as a message to Iran as the US rarely reveals the location of its submarines. The 5th Fleet often sends vessels near Iran’s coast through the Strait of Hormuz. The US has previously deployed bombers on roundtrip flights to the Middle East when tensions are high with Iran.
The submarine deployment comes after Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said the US needed to start targeting Iran’s Quds Force, a branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, over attacks in Syria. The Pentagon said a drone that recently hit a US base in Syria and killed a contractor was of “Iranian origin” but provided no evidence for the claim.
Tensions are also soaring between Israel and Iran as Israeli airstrikes in Syria recently killed two IRGC members. Tehran has vowed revenge, and Western officials claimed to The New York Times that the IRGC might launch a drone attack against an Israeli-owned merchant vessel in the region.
Hawkins mentioned alleged threats from Iran when announcing the submarine deployment. “Recent events, including the strikes in Syria and public threats made by Iran against merchant vessels, prompted us to remind regional mariners to remain vigilant,” he said.
PEACE to all of us……………………………………………………………………….
“‘Cause I’ve got one hand in my pocket
And the other one is giving a peace sign”
….. Alanis Morrissette
🙂
Of course USA hate peace so this peace broker in Middle East must be broken whatever way it can.
We (the US) are very busy causing problems.
I hope that nuclear war is not in our future….
I’m feeling very psychic… World War??!
PSYCHIC is you Psychotic is our rulers and Government.
US Deploys Guided-Missile Submarine to Middle East …
(as if there isn’t one or more over there already)
… amid heightened tensions with Iran.
(getting ready to assist Israel in attacking Iran’s nonexistent WMD)
It is kind of like ‘make believe’….
“look what you made me do”
…… every abuser ever
“Western officials claimed to The New York Times that the IRGC might launch a drone attack on an Israeli-owned merchant vessel in the region.”
Hawkins mentioned alleged threats from Iran when announcing the submarine deployment. “Recent events, including the strikes in Syria and public threats made by Iran against merchant vessels , prompted us to remind regional mariners to remain vigilant,” he said.
So, from western officials claiming to the NYT that the IRCG might launch an attack to public threats that Iran actually made those threats. Fact or not, it’s now out there.
And compare that to this:
“The submarine deployment comes after Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said the US needed to start targeting Iran’s Quds Force, a branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, over attacks in Syria.”
Now that’s an actual threat. And coming from a US general whose country is illegally occupying a part of Syrai in which Iran is a welcomed guest. You can’t make this sh*t up.
Is the ‘thinking’ or logic, then, that deploying these assests will make us safer? or just put a bigger target on our backs? El Pentagon es very loco.
If nuclear war breaks out (and I think it’s possible), I’m going to take up drinking again (Black Russians), roll up a big doobie (which I will do anyway) and watch the nuclear clouds roll by………………….Sigh.
I think you set a record for shortness of comments.Go girl.
Doobie doobie do… Inhale…………………………..Exhale……………
If we are lucky we will be wasted when.the big one comes
Last time Pentagon tried to play this game, some unfortunate grunts end up on their knees. You really want to pay this game again? I’m sure Persians wouldn’t mind taking your nuclear sub.
Didn’t there use to be a thing called: PEACE TALKS???!!!
Oh, shoot first and ask questions later…