Attack Threat May Have Been A Hoax

CHUQ

Since no one has brought up the last Iranian-US situation, I ill.

A recent "attack" on US warships has been dissected by everyone. This story is an interesting one.

A threatening radio message at the end of a video showing Iranian patrol boats swarming near U.S. warships in the Persian Gulf may have come from a prankster rather than from the Iranian vessels, the Navy Times newspaper has reported.

A video and audio of the Jan. 6 incident in the Strait of Hormuz featured a man in accented English saying "I am coming to you. ... You will explode after ... minutes."

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Tumbleweed · Black Ops Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 3687 votes: 3

I have no idea if it was really a hoax or not but I believe it took place. Iran is known for this type oif mission.

CHUQ · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 3:29 am Post subject:

Yes they are, but the hoax part is whether they had hostile intentions or were just playing the game they have been playing.
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Tumbleweed · Black Ops Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 3687 votes: 3

We would be stupid not to consider it a real threat. These weren't just fishing boats coming at us. I don't think hoax is the correct term. Provocation would be from my understanding of the situation. They definitely made a target of themselves.

CHUQ · Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:34 am Post subject:

The problem is the word hoax, is, I think, referring to the report more than the situation. Anyway, their boats are similar to the old PT boats, fast and a small target, they woiuld have had to get in closer for the armament on the ships to have been effective.
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Tumbleweed · Black Ops Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 3687 votes: 3

From looking at the video it would have been like shooting ducks in a pond. Laughing

CHUQ · Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 3:17 am Post subject:

Interesting article on incidents like the boat thing.

Just how close might a military confrontation between Iran and the United States be?

Though a war of words eased a bit recently, President Bush's strong Iran warnings during his just completed Mideast trip, coupled with a ship standoff, are raising fears that a small incident could someday spiral — even by accident — into a real fight.

Iran's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused Bush Thursday of sending "a message of confrontation" during his trip to the region. It was a sharp response to Bush's tough rhetoric that Iran remains a serious threat.

Tensions slackened somewhat late last year when a U.S. intelligence report concluded Iran had halted a nuclear weapons program four years ago. But Bush went out of his way while visiting Gulf countries to reiterate that "all options" against Iran remain on the table.

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Tumbleweed · Black Ops Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 3687 votes: 3

Well, they are contemplating more sanctions on Iran so it will only get closer to a confrontation. IMO. Bush is forcing them into a corner.

CHUQ · Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 2:34 am Post subject:

Yep and with each thing we stumble closer and closer to a major confrontation.
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Tumbleweed · Black Ops Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 3687 votes: 3

Every time there seems to be a calm period Bush seems to poke them with a stick just to stir up the resentment from Iran.