Daily Mail:
- Passage ended a Gulf mission that displayed Western naval power amid heightened tensions with Iran
- Tehran has threatened to choke off vital oil shipping lanes
Last updated at 12:56 PM on 15th February 2012
Iranian patrol boats and aircraft shadowed a U.S. aircraft carrier strike group as it travelled through the Strait of Hormuz yesterday.
The passage ended a Gulf mission that displayed Western naval power amid heightened tensions with Tehran, which has threatened to choke off vital oil shipping lanes.
Officers aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln said there were no incidents with Iranian forces and described the surveillance as routine measures by Tehran near the strategic strait, which is jointly controlled by Iran and Oman.
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The last time an American carrier left the Gulf – the USS John C Stennis in late December – Iran’s army chief warned the U.S. it should never return.
The Abraham Lincoln was the centrepiece of a flotilla that entered the Gulf last month along with British and French warships in a display of Western unity against Iranian threats. There was no immediate comment by Iran about the Abraham Lincoln’s departure.
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Iran is probably waiting for some sign from a prophecy before they start the war, either that or they are waiting for Obama to cut our military further.
Funny…I don’t see any pics of the subs that escort our carriers everywhere they go…one of which is said to be the equivilent of every other navy on the planet….combined! I can see the litter box people ‘trying’ to swell up over this, but in reality, they never had a chance….not even a little one!
The subs make it a practice to be not seen, they are ambush hunters not stand up fighters.