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USA har forstærket sin tilstedeværelse i Golfen med endnu mere isenkram.

"Facing Iran at the moment therefore is the USS Harry S. Truman which has
four squadrons of Hornet and Super Hornet fighter-bombers plus Squadron 116
of early warning, surveillance and command craft, Squadron 131 of electronic
warfare craft, two more squadrons of helicopters and one of transports.

The Abraham Lincoln's arrival has raised the number of US fighter-bombers in
Iran's neighborhood to 120.

The carrier was accompanied by the guided missile cruiser USS Cape St.
George"

Og ayatollah'erne har opfattet budskabet, som kommenteres med denne
spagfærdige bemærkning:

"Brig. Gen. Hussein Salami, Deputy Commander of the Iranian Revolutionary
Guards, came out with this statement: 'The enemies of Iran should know the
Islamic establishment's red lines and not trespass them' "
http://www.debka.com/article/9093/

Samtidig har Israel luftet sine kamp-helikoptere i græsk luftrum:

"The helicopters are practicing tactics designed for large expanses of water
.... east of the Peloponnese and the Ionian Islands ... This sort of terrain
resembles Persian Gulf shores":
http://www.debka.com/article/9074/

Og Saudia har været på stor-indkøb:

"The (US) Defense Department ... plans to sell Saudi Arabia as much as $60
billion worth of weapons to help confront threats from Iran and violent
regional extremists.

The proposed weapons sale ... includes Boeing F-15 fighter jets, attack
helicopters and satellite-guided bombs":
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20101021/NEWS03/310219974/1066/NEWS03

Nervekrigen i Mellemøsten fortsætter...

John