Article

2010-06-06 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by tipper 2010-06-06 13:03|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1742 views ] Top

1 not gonna happen. Islamo-boasting

Posted by Frank G 2010-06-06 13:21|| 2010-06-06 13:21|| Front Page Top

2 Hey, no problem. Competition always brings out the best, right? Grudge match: Turkey vs Iran. I am here to take bets all day.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2010-06-06 13:43|| 2010-06-06 13:43|| Front Page Top

3 Photo from "The Long War Journal"

An IRGC Navy fast attack speed boat (near boat). Image from Fars News

Posted by Goodluck Smock1954 2010-06-06 14:27|| 2010-06-06 14:27|| Front Page Top

4 Additional information on Iranian Naval Power may be found at the folowing link:

Link

The Iranian Naval vessels will transit the Suez Canal to reach the Mediterranean Sea and on to Turkey.

Posted by Goodluck Smock1954 2010-06-06 14:54|| 2010-06-06 14:54|| Front Page Top

Posted by Butch Huparong3739 2010-06-06 15:02|| 2010-06-06 15:02|| Front Page Top

6 Sounds like the Iranians have been taking lessons from Hugo Chavez.

Posted by ed 2010-06-06 15:54|| 2010-06-06 15:54|| Front Page Top

7 1. I don't think very many ships in the IRGC fleet can actually travel to the Mediterranean without frequent refueling even using the Suez canal.

2. I doubt whether Egypt would allow these craft passage through the Suez canal. In fact, Iranian ships trying to make this journey would be seen a provocation against the Arab world by Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and others.

Posted by lord garth 2010-06-06 16:16|| 2010-06-06 16:16|| Front Page Top

8 Operation EMARP (Eastern Mediterranean Artificial Reef Project)

Posted by Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division 2010-06-06 16:24|| 2010-06-06 16:24|| Front Page Top

9 Jeebus, think of the oil-slick coming off the crews

Posted by Frank G 2010-06-06 16:29|| 2010-06-06 16:29|| Front Page Top

10 Oh, Frank!

Iran may be out of position, but Turkey is not. And while driving ships you want to keep into Israeli air cover is a bad idea, it might be just the thing to kick off the festivities everyone seems to be gearing up for.

Posted by SteveS 2010-06-06 18:03|| 2010-06-06 18:03|| Front Page Top

11 It wouldn't be surprising if Turkey sold some vessels to, say, Iranian Customs or oil ministry, and the hulls get 'transferred' to the IRGC.

Posted by Pappy 2010-06-06 20:21|| 2010-06-06 20:21|| Front Page Top

00:02 JosephMendiola
23:57 JosephMendiola
23:53 JosephMendiola
23:30 Old Patriot
23:14 gorb
23:13 JosephMendiola
23:07 Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division
23:07 JosephMendiola
23:05 CrazyFool
23:04 trailing wife
22:59 JosephMendiola
22:53 JosephMendiola
22:49 JosephMendiola
22:46 JosephMendiola
22:44 trailing wife
22:41 JosephMendiola
22:20 Dale
22:17 Harcourt Angoger7112
21:43 trailing wife
21:25 swksvolFF
20:58 trailing wife
20:53 anon1
20:51 anon1
20:50 Frangipani
Merry-Go-Blog