Iran disputes U.S. assertion on Persian Gulf exercises

Source: CNN

Iran disputes U.S. assertion on Persian Gulf exercises
From CNN's Shirzad Bozorgmehr

TEHRAN (CNN) -- An Iranian admiral said Wednesday that the U.S. assertion that its military forces are conducting maneuvers in the Persian Gulf is false.

"Our naval forces are on full alert in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman," said Adm. Tangsiri, commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps' 1st Naval Sector, in a fax to CNN. "They are closely monitoring all the movements of foreign ships.

"Based on their observations, U.S. forces have not conducted any military maneuvers in recent days. The statement of the commander of the U.S. 5th Fleet, which said U.S. forces had conducted the biggest U.S. military maneuvers in the last four years in the Persian Gulf with the participation of 100 fighter planes, is false."

Tangsiri said the report was part of a U.S. psychological war against Iran.

On Tuesday, the Pentagon reported that two strike groups -- the aircraft carriers USS John C. Stennis and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and their support ships -- had been moved to the eastern coast of the Persian Gulf, within striking distance of Iran.



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This kind of claim makes me want to just burst out laughing. Wouldn't it be funny if it was true, that they didn't do any overt, external military maneuvers but just did normal operations and just well, simulated and wargamed the stuff? Big message that'd send. Or they just sent out a PR release. Again, kind of amusing, even though I have not one reason to believe Iran either.

When I read it first I was thinking, yeah whatever...talk about propaganda. Then I thought, shit most people believe a Pentagon PR and doubt anything from Iran...so maybe it's true. It would be a money saver. :shrug:

to the sheeple.