The U.S. Navy warned on Tuesday that vessels in the Persian Gulf should stay at least 100 metres away from U.S. warships or will be “interpreted as a threat and subject to lawful defensive measures.”
The statement issued by U.S. Naval Forces Central Command claimed that it was intended to “enhance safety, minimize ambiguity and reduce opportunities for miscalculation”.
“Our ships are conducting routine operations in international waters wherever international law allows, and do not seek conflict, however, our commanding officers retain the right to self-defense if deemed necessary,” the statement added.
Tuesday’s warning comes a little over a month after the Pentagon claimed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy took “dangerous and provocative” actions near U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships in the Persian Gulf.
Six U.S. military vessels were conducting training operations in international waters when 11 Iranian ships “crossed the bows and sterns of the U.S. vessels at extremely close range and high speeds,” according to a U.S. Navy statement.
President Donald Trump subsequently announced via Twitter that the United States would destroy Iranian gunboats that harass American ships at sea. “I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea,” the president wrote.
In subsequent developments, Iran’s Supreme Leader announced on Wednesday that the country would “support and assist any nation or any group anywhere” in its struggles against Israel. His comments follow the announcement by the President of the Palestinian Authority that it is withdrawing from all agreements with Israel and the US due to Israel’s intention to formally annex large swathes of the West Bank.
“The Zionist regime has proven it won’t abide by any treaty & understands no logic except force,” Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei wrote in a Wednesday statement posted on Twitter as a series of tweets. “The nature of the Zionist regime is incompatible with peace, because the Zionists seek to expand their territories & will certainly not be limited to what they have already occupied.”
Khamenei also clarified that the declarations were not directed against Jewish people generally, but at the perceived need for ‘regime change’ against the Israeli leadership that insists on expanding areas of occupation and annexing territories beyond Israel’s internationally recognized borders.
“Eliminating the Zionist regime doesn’t mean eliminating Jews. We aren’t against Jews. It means abolishing the imposed regime & Muslim, Christian & Jewish Palestinians choose their own govt & expel thugs like Netanyahu. This is ‘Eliminating Israel’ & it will happen,” the Shiite religious leader explained. “A proposal for a referendum to choose the type of govt for the historical country of #Palestine was registered with the UN as offered by Iran. We say the true Palestinians with Palestinian roots of at least 100 years, and Palestinians living abroad, choose the govt of Palestine.”
“Comprehensive struggles by the Palestinian nation – political, military & cultural – should continue till the usurpers submit to the referendum for the Palestinian nation. This nation should determine what political system should rule there; struggle must continue until then,” Khamenei continued.
“We will support and assist any nation or any group anywhere who opposes and fights the Zionist regime, and we do not hesitate to say this.”
King Abdullah II of Jordan has also warned of ‘massive conflict’ if Israel attempts to annex additional territory.
The area Tel Aviv seeks to annex is part of what is known as ‘Zone C’ under the Second Oslo Accords in 1995, a part of the West Bank subjected to Israel military control. However, the area Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has proposed annexing also includes the Jordan River valley. The Israel Defense Forces have used their military control over the area to systematically evict Palestinian villages from the fertile land along the River Jordan for decades, later turning the land over to Israeli settlers who now number close to 400,000 in the zone.
Khamenei will soon watch his soldiers returning back in bodybags frrom Syria, on a much larger scale. Now he is messing with Gantz, all it takes is for the IDF to get an order and we will wipe the floor with the IRGC scums. I hope Gantz orders it if Iran tries to do something after we annex the Jordan Valley, 150K IDF troops are on standby.
keep dreaming . First fight Hezbollah and hamas . iran is far and israel cant reach.Israel the biggest invisible army get cocked with small Hezbollah army everytime. so tell your coward army to leave Palestine ASAP or they will be drown in the sea . Battle of khayber part 2 is coming soon.
You are in our backyard you Shia terrorist, unless Russia actively helps you (which they won’t) then Syria will be your graveyard. I can’t wait for us to start the operations like Gantz has promised, jsut don’t cry to the U.N for a ceasefire you scum.
We can’t wait neither, for the exodus to Florida.
It’s not your back yard satan.
Everyone knows who ran to UN for ceasefire. your master in US was afraid if war goes for long . israel will loose all position . 30 days of war have teached israel humiliating defeat . and until now they are afraid to attack Hezbollah. bcuz they know the retaliation will come more harder. so israel only attacked unarmed Palestine and use air force to attack Syria. when Syria is fighting terriost. cowards always use backstab strategy to win. that is the nature of Zionist scum.
We don’t want any UN ceasefires and we didn’t ask for UNIFIL in Lebanon, the Lebanese government asked for them in order to stop our advance just like in Gaza when we turn your Hamas friends into a BBQ. Don’t worry, you will beg for us to stop I promise you.
Don’t promise which u cant achieve . Even Marhab talked big thing that he will wipe out every Muslim and islam on earth. but what happen to his grave no one knows. But imam Ali everyone knows where he is. Begging is not our nature. we will give you sadaqa if ask for it with nicely otherwise we will give you 7ft grave which you wish for. so wait for it and sleep tight.
Then you don’t know us Israelis well enough, we don’t surrender and give up on our country for you Arabs. Try your best, goodluck.
You surrendered 2000 years ago, you are back 5 minutes and talking BS straight off.
Must be the lack of a fourth skin that makes you so stupid.
Who is WE? Me, myself and Irene :)
Why are you so obsessed with me Ashok? if you think I’m lying and I’m a teenager like you claim I am, then you have nothing to worry about. But if I’m not, then maybe there is some truth in what I write. Either way, you’ll find out.
WE?
Muppet three skinned a-hole.
Listening to you, one would get the impression that Jewhadis were tough guys, used to centuries of defending their homeland. The reality however, is that your cowardly race ran out of Palestine 2000 years ago, chased by the Romans, and they never fought back. Instead, they waited 2000 years for Christian states to put you back in the oil rich region, to mess up the place.
Come on. The Zealots actually had a major victory over Rome, but this made them think they could beat the Empire. Rome then sent 60 000 of its best soldiers who burned Jerusalem down, destroyed the Temple, enslaved and banned all Jews from Jerusalem, who had defended Jerusalem with all means.
The Zealots were suicidal Jewhadis, a small sect not representative of the general Jewish population. In the end, they murdered their own, like Jim Jones or Koresh. Geronimo was still fighting the US army, a hundred years after the genocide of his people had begun. Just like the Jews, Geronimo and his people disappeared from the political and cultural map. Maybe in the future, Europe and Russia will give them back their homelands, and arm them to the teeth to create instability within the continental Americas. Or it could be the Mexicans who benefit from foreign aid and recognition of California, Florida and Texas as given by God, to the Mexicans. History is played out on the long term, something that the US can never imagine, being only a blip on the pages of history to date.
Yeah.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yesyhQkYrQM
LOL
Good move, Khamenei.
When we decide to engage IRGC forces on the other side of the Golan, not even Russia would be on their side. They will feel our true power on their heads, and if Hezbollah decides to join the fight, then they can say goodbye to Lebanon for the last and final war.
“We decide”? Who is “we,” keyboard commando…???
He is very silly child, who posts in the plural or the “royal’ WE lol
Great more Yiddish dying is a good thing.
Viva Palestina!
If Iran wants to send ships into international waters, as the US does, then those waters extend right up to the hulls of any other ships in international waters.
If the US says otherwise, then there should be no reason for China not to sink US ships which pass within 100 metres of Chinese, or Russian ships, in international waters.
The US can’t make up new rules, just for themselves.
“The US can’t make up new rules, just for themselves.” They and Israel have been doing it all this time. What’s changed?
What changed was the Iranians bombed the b’stards the last time, and the Yanks and Jewhadis are bricking it since.
Not only that, the Iranians and Syrians shot down and captured their most sophisticated missiles near Homs and since the strikes have stopped and Zionist cunts are sulking.
And what does that mean when the US Navy enter irian waters? Should Iran give the invaders 100 more meters? Maybe the ships in the gulf will view the US Navy as a threat, which they are.
Iran is doing their provocations against the U.S, just like they do it against us near the Golan. The mullahs are playing with fire, and they will get burnt.
Synagogue of Satan will fall by God’s hand. There is a reason the Jews lost any right to that land 2000 years ago.
And who will do it? I love people like you writing their BS like it has any connection to the reality. You will watch on your TV what happens when we really get pissed off by Iran, we will burn them alive.
“And who will do it?” LOL I’m not surprised that your apostate regime doesn’t know who GOD is.
There is only one true God, and it is the God of Israel. I bow down only for him, your IRGC scums are all heretics.
You don’t even know the God of Israel. If you did then you wouldn’t be the satanic apostate that you are. Just like the stiff necked sinful Pharisees whom Christ Himself called the Synagogue of Satan. True Israel is Spiritual. Your regime is the spawn of Satan.
Oh fuck you, get lost.
Typical Satanist language that proves you do not know God.
fucking kike ahahah
Your lot worshipped a golden calf ffs.
God struck you down, gave the mark of Cain on you, three skinned pervs.
You are morally beneath me, that bow ain’t coming.
That ‘god’ of Israel that you do despicable acts in the name of including killing children and pregnant women must be an Idol. Your god is a tool in your hand who sanction greed, theft and plunder when done by Israelis. There is only one true God who condemns evil regardless of the doer.
Simon you okay? you just downvoted yourself along with the Jew cunt “Iron Zion”
I wanted to show him that his down-voting me meant absolutely nothing. I was interested in putting the truth across and the rest was really meaningless.
Been done before, and the cowards ran as far as Europe as fast as their legs could carry them. So much devotion to fighting for “your’ lands!
Israeli army, specialist child killers.
You are a very sick child with all these violent homo-erotic fantasies. Have you ever gone outside of your mother’s basement?
Zion??? Yeah what ever, iran is not the enemy Is ra helli is. No wars for zionuts
Trust me Iran and Israel, between them, Iran is worse.
Not even by a long shot. Iran is a civilized and ancient civilization like China and India. The Zionist entity is a fabricated imperialist fake narrative barely 70 years old and not accepted by anyone as is quite obvious by the hasbara desperation,
and how is that you stupid Zionist cunt?
What is Irans business with Israel? You are charged with a lot of hate, and it’s sad, I feel sorry for you. You assume I am a “zionist arselicker” “jew cunt” because I am not brianwashed by alternative media, because you don’t listen to mainstream media does not mean you are smart nor does it mean that what is alternative is indeed correct. I am taking no sides, but from logical reasoning, we can think , and I see no reason why Iran should disturb Israel. And I do not think you are the wisest either, sorry to abuse you but you are pretty dumb. You are a simpleton.
not at all, the jews in palestine have proved to the world that they are no better than hitler’s gang and thus must bee exterminated full stop.
Hamas leader thanks Iran for steadfast support, issues warning to Israel
This is a great success for Iran that now the Axis of Resistance appeal spans all sectarian groups. Hamas is a hardcore Sunni group but now looks to Iran for leadership and the same is happening in Iraq, Yemen, Libya and Syria. Even the Taliban now look at Iran for support. The Christian PFLP, Druze and many Armenian and Orthodox resistance groups were already allied to Iran.
On the occasion of the International Day of Jerusalem (Quds Day), which falls on the last Friday of Ramadan, Haniyeh, in a speech, thanked Iran, saying: “We thank Iran for its continuous support for the steadfastness of the Palestinian people.”
“The Palestinian people and the people of Jerusalem defend their chests and their faith in the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Holy City, and we warn the Zionists against committing follies against them,” Haniyeh said, as quoted by the Sama News Agency.
You are just a chit of boy with same hasbara nonsense every day and as many downvotes.
I have been hearing it for the past 20 years, you are still to afraid to bomb Iran, even Hezbollah managed to defeat you in 2006, this is becoming like a broken record
Go check some videos before you talk about Hezbollah “defeated us in 2006”. Also, tell me exactly how they defeated us, in numbers.
The really positive aspect of Iran’s growing role and support for the Axis of Resistance to Zionist crimes and US thuggery is its non-sectarian and universal appeal as Palestine issue is now at the forefront of regional issues. The Zionist criminal enterprise is in real trouble as US, its sugar daddy implodes.
OK, let’s check some FACTS, the Zionist cancer is an illegal imperialist entity created by the limey gits to poison the Arab world. Secondly, in over 70 years of this unsustainable cancer no a single person in the region has accepted and the Zionist position is getting untenable by the say as the Americunt morons are broke and dying in the streets like rabid dogs. Thirdly and most importantly even the inbred CIA rednecks have concluded that Zionist cunts will die sooner than later. Even puppet regimes like Egypt are showing soap operas on state media depicting the end of Zionist cancer. So Iran is on a winner in terms of mass street credo in the Arab and Muslim world. It is successfully leading the growing Axis of Resistance.
A study conducted by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has cast doubt over Israel’s survival beyond the next 20 years.
ironzion (idiot) is all over the place as it is but don’t forget he’s a jew from the leper colony and not worth any attention
great Iran must agree with the nearest neighbours and form an alliance – the iron dooom’ alliance – and which sole purpose must be to eradicate any jewish life in palestine, together they can make the jews quickly like the cockroaches they are scurry ll over the place but this time around there will be no mercy – just shallow graves for the vermin.
Find an original name in creating alliance. No copy paste.
there is a difference between iron dome (which the jews in palestine call their sieve defence against missiles and rockets) the iron doooom is a variation of the former and tells you there is no mercy to be expected from the alliance, yet to be formed.
We were just sailing ups and downs in a US military defense drill in front of Iran’s Abadan in the American-Persian Gulf with all our Tomahawk missiles trigger ready, when Iran harassed and threatened the American people.
The same way the Zionist police state self-declared as “democracy” (freedom), but the people don’t have a say and the occupied government does whatever the ZOG wants.
Iran seems to be starting to bending for the weight of the filthy Jew’s mainstream media and banks – but all people that have cucked for Jews have been the same negrofied, robbed, demoralized, killed, country ruined, dumbed down, marginalized, etc.
Playing the cuck for Jews doesn’t change they’re going to roll over and destroy everything, with lies and deceit, it’s a delusion.
I wonder what Israel would think about the notion that Iran would be invited by Palestine to ensure security arrangements? lol Palestine should not start with Iran perhaps.
Morale support?
A referendum on replacing Israel with a unified Palestine is certainly a good idea. The only way that this will implemented that I can see is with a regional military coalition to keep NATO at bay, primarily the US, and clear the IDF out of the occupied territories and police the implementation of UN Resolutions that Israel is violating.