cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/7496488
cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/23768
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi fired back at Trump’s new threats and said Iran’s forces have their ‘fingers on the trigger’
Footage aired on Iranian state television showed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy commander Alireza Tangsiri inside the submarine missile facilities, displaying rows of cruise missiles reportedly capable of striking targets over 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) away with smart guidance systems.
“Our capabilities are constantly developing,” Tangsiri said, adding that Iranian forces were ready to deal with any threat “at any level and in any geography.”
Earlier this week, the political deputy of the IRGC Navy, Mohammed Akbarzadeh, warned that Tehran could disrupt international shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran refrained from imposing a blockade on the strait during the 12-day US-Israeli war on the Islamic Republic in June, but has repeatedly warned it could be an option in any upcoming attack on the country.
Akbarzadeh said Iran receives real-time intelligence “from the sky, the surface and under the water of the Strait.”
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I think last time around, the US was signaling - directly or indirectly - that they were “just” targeting nuclear sites and so long as Iran didn’t “overreact”, then the US would just leave it at that.
The attack that the US/Israel seem to be preparing for appears to be much more substantial and brutal. Closing the Strait is a huge deal, but Iran needs to be willing to use it.
I’m assuming a significant part of the reason for the unprovoked attack on Venezuela and forcing them into a neo-colonial relationship - forcing them to route their oil through the US system - was to try and prevent an oil price shock to Americans in the event of a major attack on Iran and the closure of the Strait.
That last part is true, trump knows that his supporters will kill him if he stabs them in the back with an oil price increase. I think trump is an idiot anyway because he thinks he can take on iran, presumably at an acceptable cost. I’d like to know if the US has enough ships to bomb iran while also providing enough to defend Taiwan at the same time. It’s going to be an interesting year.
