The Hit Farm

The January Strait of Hormuz incident taught Cheney and other administration insiders that, “If you get the right incident, the American public will support it”. Hersh said: “There were a dozen ideas proffered about how to trigger Iran says it will shutdown the Straights of Hormuz if the US imposes more sanctions on Iran over [...]

The recently appointed chief of Iran's navy made veiled threats to block shipping in the Strait of Hormuz if international sanctions are imposed on Iran's oil shipments. The US Navy's 5th Fleet responded with a warning that any disruption of shipping 25 (Xinhuanet) — Iran has kicked off 10 days of naval exercises in the [...]

Economic forecasts as well as year-end “what to look for” lists cannot possibly take into account unexpected scenarios that could lead to. Since it doesn't have nuclear weapons yet, Iran is playing the lone trump card in its hand: threatening to shut down the Strait of Hormuz through which Persian Gulf oil flows to fuel [...]

Economic forecasts as well as year-end “what to look for” lists cannot possibly take into account unexpected scenarios that could lead to. Pentagon officials warned Wednesday that any action by Iran to seal off the Persian Gulf's oil access through the Strait of Hormuz would be stopped by the U.S. Navy. By Daily Mail Reporter [...]