June 18, 11 U.S. warships and at least one Israeli warships through the Suez Canal to the Red Sea. U.S. Navy official website has revealed that the fleet will go to the Arabian Sea near the Iranian deployment of 6 months. And echoes of this military move, the U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on the 17th that Iran could “100 missile salvo Europe”, but according to Xinhua 20, Iranian Defense Minister 19, countered that the missile only to Iran self-defense.
Decades had seen such a large fleet of “river”
According to the United States 19 United Press International reported, on June 18, 11 U.S. warships and at least one Israeli warships through the Suez Canal to the Red Sea. In the process of ship navigation, the Egyptian military in large numbers of troops deployed along the canal for the fleet by providing the alert. Witnesses said that for decades have never seen such large-scale fleet (including the civilian merchant ships), intensive through the Suez Canal. When the fleet through, all the merchant shipping and civil traffic have been suspended.
The report did not reveal the specific U.S. warships through the Suez Canal battle sequences, but the United States, “Global Strategy” network previously disclosed, “Truman” aircraft carrier battle group on 10 June in the waters near the French port of Toulon, with the French Navy ” Charles de Gaulle “aircraft carrier and the United Kingdom Royal Air Force exercises, the main subject is the near-earth air support. U.S. military sources, “Truman” aircraft carrier battle group after the completion of the exercise will be through the Suez Canal, and eventually stayed in Iran and Pakistan are facing the Arabian Sea, the implementation of the deployment period of 6 months. Therefore concluded that the fleet through the Suez Canal, should be “Truman” aircraft carrier battle group.
According to the U.S. Navy official website, “Truman” aircraft carrier battle group left on May 21 local Norfolk Naval Base, to the Middle East area for 6 months the implementation of the “maritime security mission.” In addition to the battle group, “Truman” nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, but also includes Carrier Air Wing 3, “Normandy” missile cruiser, “Winston Churchill” was, “Saca Austin” number and “Rose “missile destroyer and a German frigate. Concern is that when Israel to join the U.S. warships through the canal with the series? While several quantities? They are also with the “Truman”, as in Iran, the Arabian Sea near the deployment? These have to be seen.
United Press International said, despite opposition criticism of the Egyptian government to allow the U.S. fleet through the canal, but the Egyptian government websites have taken the right of navigation on the Suez Canal, “Constantinople Convention” copy. In 1888, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Russian, Ottoman Turkish Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey) signed, the United Kingdom in 1904 and joined the ships of any State under the Convention and merchant ships have the right at any time through the Suez Canal.
British media said: The Air Force has selected targets
According to the British “Sunday Times” reported on the 18th, the Saudi military sources, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia’s capital) has allowed Israeli warplanes flying over its airspace to attack Iran. More of anonymity, said American diplomats, Saudi air force has been carried out relevant tests to ensure that Saudi Arabia will not take off and intercept aircraft, missile defense system will not boot, air defense systems will remain on high alert, but the goal is to alert from the direction of Iran. The newspaper also revealed that the first wave of Israeli air force targeted a 4: Natanz uranium enrichment facility and Qom, Isfahan, gas storage devices and the heavy water reactor at Arak; the second wave of targets include light-water reactor in Bushehr, is said to complete the construction of the reactor can produce weapons-grade plutonium. 2250 km from Israel these goals, even in the case of aerial refueling, but also exceeded the Air Force fighter combat radius, while the route through northern Saudi Arabia, would greatly reduce the range of attack. For the “Sunday Times” published Saudi Arabia to allow Israel to use its airspace to launch attacks against Iran News, Saudi Arabia to the United States Embassy issued a statement saying: “never allow any country to use Saudi territory and airspace to launch aggression against other countries . ”
According to the U.S. “Today’s veterans,” said Site 18, Israel is aiming to take advantage of Georgia’s forward base in order to combat the Iranian territory. Georgia, in northern Iran, Israel and its special relationship with for many years, the Israeli army has a secret base in the territory of Georgia to conduct ammunition reserves. In addition, Israel in the past few years, the arms trade with Turkey reached 50 million, the Turkish air force allowed to conduct training within the soil, as Turkey and Iran are very similar topography. It is reported that the Turkish army’s plan is to train the fighters suddenly into Georgia, in carrying ammunition into Iran soon after the attack.
Israel asked the U.S. opening Iraqi airspace denied
However, judging from the current situation, the recent U.S. military action against Iran unlikely.
From the diplomatic perspective, the United Nations has just recently adopted a new resolution on Iran sanctions, U.S. sanctions to force Iran to give up through the program also feel hope; in military strategy point of view, the U.S. military is still bogged down in war in both Afghanistan and Iraq can not be completely to extricate themselves, the United States has generated intense weariness, combined with the financial crisis, the pressure on the defense budget, military operations launched … … At this point, whether economic or political costs of the cost, the Obama administration can not afford.
“Sunday Times” also revealed that Israel had asked the U.S. to the Israeli warplanes opening Iraqi airspace to launch Iran’s nuclear facility attack, but was opposed to the Obama administration, which fully shows that the position in Washington.
