{"id":28425,"date":"2012-01-23T09:13:14","date_gmt":"2012-01-23T13:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=28425"},"modified":"2012-01-23T09:55:18","modified_gmt":"2012-01-23T13:55:18","slug":"iran-claims-right-to-close-the-persian-gulf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=28425","title":{"rendered":"Iran claims right to close the Persian Gulf"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yes, the whacky nutjobs in Tehran are threatening to close the Straits of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf as retaliation for economic sanctosn which have taken Iran’s oil off of the global market says Associated Press<\/a>;<\/p>\n

The remarks by Heshmatollah Falahapisheh came as EU nations on Monday agreed in Brussels on an oil embargo against Iran as part of sanctions over the country’s controversial nuclear program.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’d remind the crackpots in Tehran, as well as our own crackpots in Washington that Jimmy Carter threatened military force to keep the persian Gulf open in his State of the Union Address on January 23, 1980 in what is now referred to as the Carter Doctrine;<\/p>\n

Let our position be absolutely clear: An attempt by any outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf region will be regarded as an assault on the vital interests of the United States of America, and such an assault will be repelled by any means necessary, including military force.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The original “war for oil” doctrine was aimed at the Soviet Union after their invasion of Afghanistan, but we’ve used as justification to station carrier groups in the Gulf as well, as the Persian Gulf War when Saddam Hussein threatened the Gulf States.<\/p>\n

And how much sense does it make to close the Gulf when Iran deends on the Gulf for it’s on oil shipments. What a bunch of babies. I guess they’re just spoiling for a fight with this weak Administration, like they did with Carter Administration. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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