Iran's top naval commander, Habibollah Sayyari, told Iran's English-language Press TV on Wednesday that closing the Persian Gulf to oil tanker traffic at the Strait of Hormuz would be "easier than drinking a glass of water." Return to story
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vkmo12 at 11:09 PM December 30, 2011
Let's drill our own oil and make transportation pipelines. Then oil prices will fall and Iran will be begging to the world to buy its oil.
vkmo12 at 11:43 AM December 30, 2011
Destroying Iran's Navy, rocketry and other military targets is easier than a sip of water from a thimble!!
Friednads at 7:50 PM December 29, 2011
haha Iranian Navy commandos using MP5s firing 9mm ,,, hmmm effective range 200 meters against unarmoured targets... wionder how that will fare against the CIWS or even Ma Deuce... lmfao
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