Follow Simon Kent on Twitter: Follow or e-mail to: / Middle East National Security Politics Iran Lloyd Austin Strait of Hormuz U.S. Central Command, said in a statement.Ībout a fifth of the world’s crude oil and oil products passes through the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow choke point between Iran and Oman. “These additional forces provide unique capabilities, which alongside our partners nations in the region, further safeguard the free flow of international commerce and uphold the rules-based international order, and deter Iranian destabilizing activities in the region,” Gen. Central Command said Thursday’s deployment will add further aviation, maritime and Marine assets that provide “even greater flexibility and maritime capability in the region.” that "will be hard, firm, regrettable, decisive and complete." Iran General Hossein Salami said he seeks revenge against the U.S. Central Command, in the last two years, Iran has either attacked, seized or attempted to seizure nearly 20 internationally flagged merchant vessels within its area of operations. Naval Forces Central Command described as three Iranian fast-attack boats.Īccording to U.S. and British navies responded to a distress call from a merchant ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz that came under harassment from what U.S. helped it seize a Panamanian-flagged oil tanker in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, as Breitbart News reported. In May, a stop-and-board operation by Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard Corps. Navy denied on the grounds that no such submarine was in the region. Iranian naval officials claimed on Thursday that they had successfully intercepted and harassed an American nuclear-powered submarine, a claim the U.S. In April, Iran’s navy was successful in capturing a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker while boasting of challenging a U.S. and ally militaries, the UPI report details. The boost in assets follows recent destabilizing activities committed by Iran in the Gulf that have required intervention by the U.S. “Through these actions, the United States is demonstrating commitment to ensuring freedom of navigation and deterring Iranian destabilization activities in the region,” the Pentagon said in a statement.
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