{"id":17133,"date":"2012-07-12T23:18:04","date_gmt":"2012-07-13T04:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drishtikone.com\/?p=17133"},"modified":"2012-07-12T23:18:04","modified_gmt":"2012-07-13T04:18:04","slug":"is-us-readying-for-a-war-against-iran-in-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/drishtikone\/2012\/07\/is-us-readying-for-a-war-against-iran-in-august\/","title":{"rendered":"Is US readying for a War against Iran in August?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

US has already stationed three large aircraft carriers \u2013\u00a0USS Enterprise, the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and the USS Abraham Lincoln \u2013 in the Persian Gulf. \u00a0It is sending another one \u2013\u00a0USS John C Stennis \u2013 to join this fleet in August.<\/p>\n

Not just that, US is also sending a new kind of seacrafts called\u00a0SeaFox submersibles<\/strong>. \u00a0They are 4 feet long and 100 lbs submarines which have top speeds of\u00a06 knots and can move at depths of 300 feet. \u00a0They are relatively cheap at a price tag of $100,000 and can be handled from anywhere in the world. \u00a0They have a sophisticated underwater camera and a sonar system. \u00a0These are the Underwater Drones!<\/p>\n

The biggest threat from Iran right now is that it may try and plug the\u00a0Strait of Hormuz \u2013 which is a narrow waterway which helps things go back and forth from the Middle East.<\/p>\n

As Chris Harmer<\/a>, Sr Analyst at the\u00a0Institute for the Study of War says<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they wanted to close the Strait of Hormuz, they could do it, but they would only be able to do it one time.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A war in August could also be calculated for the right impact on the US elections, specially to show the toughness credentials of the President Obama.<\/p>\n

One wonders how Pakistan and its Jehadis view Iran to be like? \u00a0On the one hand, its the Shia-land, an enemy place for largely Sunni population of Pakistan. \u00a0But on the other, Iran is the ONLY other Muslim country which has Nuke technology although not weapon grade yet. \u00a0It may though. \u00a0So even though the Arabs may not like Iran much, Pakistan has often found an unexpected refuge in Iran. \u00a0I am convinced that he next Global War will be led by the combine of China and Pakistan, with North Korea backing up this duo. \u00a0When and how that occurs is a question. \u00a0But Iran could be a trigger for something much larger than anyone may have envisaged.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

US has already stationed three large aircraft carriers \u2013\u00a0USS Enterprise, the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and the USS Abraham Lincoln \u2013 in the Persian Gulf. \u00a0It is sending another one \u2013\u00a0USS John C Stennis \u2013 to join this fleet in August. Not just that, US is also sending a new kind of seacrafts called\u00a0SeaFox submersibles. 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