Iran Builds Marine Offices On Disputed Island: Iran Plan To Block Strait Of Hormuz?
Sure the hell sound like they want to block The Strait. Why would they build there?
Abu Musa (called Abu Musa in Arabic by UAE and Jazireh-ye Abu Musa in Persian by Iran) has a population of around 600 people, and is situated at the mouth of the narrows of the Strait of Hormuz.
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August 11, 2008
Iranian has set up offices on a Persian Gulf island also claimed by the United Arab Emirates, Iranian state TV said Monday.
The report quoted an Iranian marine official, Ali Taheri Motlaq, as saying Iran had set up two offices on Abu Musa Island. He said one was a marine rescue center and the other was a registration office for ships and sailors.
It is was the first time in more than a decade that Iran has reported development on the island, which has been controlled by Teheran since Britain gave it up in 1971.
In the same year, Britain also gave up land that is now the United Arab Emirates, which also claims Abu Musa Island.
The tiny island is on strategic land, at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz. Up to 40 percent of the world’s oil supply passes through the area.
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If shit went down in the Arabian Gulf I think the population of Abu Musa would drop from 600 to zero as fast as the payload leaves a B52.
August 11th, 2008 at 1:11 pmB2’s will take care of that little obstacle very easily i would imagine.
August 11th, 2008 at 1:26 pmJDAM… easy day
August 11th, 2008 at 4:18 pm