Trump says ordered Navy to destroy Iranian boats ‘if they harass’ US ships
Press TV – April 22, 2020
US President Donald Trump is stepping up his anti-Iran threats by claiming that he has instructed the US Navy to destroy Iranian boats “if they harass” US ships in the Persian Gulf.
“I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea,” Trump wrote in a tweet posted on Wednesday morning.
The order is Trump’s first reaction to a recent confrontation between US warships and Iranian boats in the Persian Gulf.
Trump posted the tweet as his administration is under unprecedented pressure over its highly criticized response to the coronavirus pandemic, prompting suggestions that his anti-Iran statement is probably meant to divert attentions from his poor handling of the crisis.
A video released by Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps on Sunday shows the IRGC Navy warning off a flotilla of US warships in the Persian Gulf as they try to approach the Iranian territorial waters.
In the video, a personnel of the IRGC Navy warns the vessels to stop inspecting and detaining Iranian fishing or commercial ships in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman.
He also warns them that they would face consequences according to the laws of the Islamic Republic of Iran if they ignore this notice.
Tensions in the strategic waterway rose significantly last summer after a series of mysterious explosions targeted a number of oil tankers.
The US, quickly blaming Iran for the incidents without providing conclusive evidence along with other countries such as Saudi Arabia, has since deployed thousands of troops and military equipment to the region.
Meanwhile, in a statement released on Sunday, the IRGC refuted the claims by the US that Iranian forces behaved in a dangerous manner when faced with US Navy vessels.
The IRGC further blamed Washington as the main source of insecurity in the in West Asia region and called for the full withdrawal of all American forces.
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The army, or a part of it at the war college, has perked up and noticed some of the lessons of the Ukraine war, and that it’s a war that the US military could not fight. They’ve missed a lot of things, or felt they couldn’t/shouldn’t write about them, but they’ve figured some stuff out and written about them in a new report, “A Call to Action: Lessons from Ukraine for the Future Force” by Lieutenant Colonel Katie Crombe, and Professor John A. Nagle.
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I’m American and I have called on DC for years to end this absolute lawless activity. I remember when the US Navy got (justly) humiliated by the IRGC only to double down in their arrogance and stupidity.
[5Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD;
Assuredly, he will not be unpunished.] Proverbs 16:5
[18Pride goes before destruction,
And a haughty spirit before stumbling.] Proverbs 16:18
[ 19It is better to be humble in spirit with the lowly
Than to divide the spoil with the proud.] Proverbs 16:19
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“US President Donald Trump is stepping up his anti-Iran threats by claiming that he has instructed the US Navy to destroy Iranian boats “if they harass” US ships in the Persian Gulf”.
“if they harass us”? Does the President of the USA mean, like, The Vietnamese who supposedly attacked an American naval Vessel in the Gulf of Tonkin, which let to the “Vietnam War”(known in Vietnam, as “The American War”?)……and which was a total LIE?
The “Loonies” in the Military Industrial Complex live, only to see another war, against ‘Their Enemies’. Psychopaths are always looking for a new war. It’s what they exist for.
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Trump, etc., ain’t nothing but liars. Drain the swamp? That just makes me chuckle. How can there be no shame?
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Cut off the head of the snake. Who is it? My first stop is rich JEWS. As far as I’m concerned, above that is satan. Show yourself, asshole.
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You have been defeated. Give it up.
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Jesus Christ, the Son of God has already defeated you. He died for my sin, and yours actually. You just choose the dark road. Too bad. So sad.
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Why did you reject my other comments, Aletho? I don’t get it.
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Anyway, Trump says something? It’s probably gonna be a lie. Get it?
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He already lied about 911. Nuff said, as far as I’m concerned.
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Shame. Shame. Shame. Humans should feel nothing but shame.
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Look it up.
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They have it as their policy to lie to us and frighten us. Go fuck yourselves, assholes. You’re disgusting.
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But sure, let’s vote for them by mail. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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…right after we cut their funding. Really? Are you all not paying attention?
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Hey democraps, stop talking. You’re disgusting. Repukes are also disgusting. Go fuck yourselves.
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I hate you all. Fix that.
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I’m American too. Too bad, so sad, that it’s nothing but bullshit and always has been. Shame.
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Your Messiah is Jesus Christ.
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BTW, Trump will never beat Iran. What a joke.
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Israel is also a big fat joke. Keep on.
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ISRAEL.
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