Iran sends destroyers near Yemen coast

[Draco.IMF]

The ships should already arrived in Yemens waters,

Bandar Abbas -> Yemen waters = ~ 1600 km
7 days passed (~230km every day), easy possible

any news whats going on?

 

[Arminkh]

Has anyone heard about this in Iran? @Serpentine @kollang @yavar or is it another propaganda? Please note that they are talking about a convoy of 7 ships. It is not the former 2-ship convoy that left Iran 2 weeks ago.

Iranian ship convoy moves toward Yemen, alarming US officials

U.S. military officials are concerned that Iran's support for Houthi rebels in Yemen could spark a confrontation with Saudi Arabia and plunge the region into sectarian war.

Iran is sending an armada of seven to nine ships — some with weapons — toward Yemen in a potential attempt to resupply the Shia Houthi rebels, according to two U.S. defense officials.
Officials fear the move could lead to a showdown with the U.S. or other members of a Saudi-led coalition, which is enforcing a naval blockade of Yemen and is conducting its fourth week of airstrikes against the Houthis.

Iran sent a destroyer and another vessel to waters near Yemen last week but said it was part of a routine counter-piracy mission.

What's unusual about the new deployment, which set out this week, is that the Iranians are not trying to conceal it, officials said. Instead, they appear to be trying to "communicate it" to the U.S. and its allies in the Gulf.

It is not clear what will happen as the convoy comes closer to Yemen. Saudi Arabia has deployed ships around Yemen to enforce the blockade, as has Egypt. An official said the ship convoy could try to land at a port in Aden, which the Houthis have taken over.

Although the U.S. is assisting with the Saudi-led air campaign, it is not participating in the naval blockade of Yemen, said U.S. Central Command spokesman Col. Pat Ryder.

However, the U.S. Navy is in the region and has already "consensually boarded" one Panamanian-flagged ship in the Red Sea on April 1 on the suspicion it was illegally carrying arms for the Houthis.

None were found, but the move raised alarm bells in Washington over an increasingly active U.S. military role in the conflict. The Pentagon indicated this week that more boardings could occur.

"We will continue to vigilantly defend freedom of navigation and to conduct consensual searches in an effort to ensure that drugs, human trafficking, weapons trafficking and other contraband are limited," Army Col. Steve Warren said on Monday.

Officials fear a naval confrontation between Iran and Saudi Arabia could escalate what has become a proxy war between the two countries.

The U.S. has been supporting the airstrikes with intelligence and logistical support, and last week began refueling Saudi fighter jets. Administration officials say it is important to support Saudi Arabia.

Earlier this week, a senior State Department official said the U.S. would try to ensure that a United Nations Security Council arms embargo against Houthi leadership is enforced.

"We will be taking very careful look and examining very closely efforts to violate the embargo," senior State Department official Gerald Feierstein told the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

The deepening of the conflict comes as the U.S. hopes to reach a deal with Iran to roll back its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. Officials say U.S. support for the Saudi-led coalition has not affected the negotiations with Iran.

The conflict also threatens to complicate U.S.'s relations with Iraq. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, an Iran ally, criticized Saudi Arabia for its airstrike campaign during a visit to Washington this week.

U.S. officials say they are unsure why Iran is making the brazen move. One theory they have floated is that the Saudi-led coalition has effectively blockaded any air routes into Yemen and there are no other ways to resupply the Houthis.

Another theory is that Iran is trying to distract the coalition from another ship it has tried hard to conceal that is currently docked at Oman — a potential land route for smuggling arms into Yemen.

Yet another theory is that Iran wants to force a confrontation with Saudi Arabia that it believes it will win, because Iran views the Saudi military as weak and suspects the U.S. lacks the willpower to support its Gulf ally.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei last week on Twitter taunted Saudi Arabia, calling its military puny and smaller than Israel's. He also said the air campaign was tantamount to genocide of innocent Yemeni civilians and that the U.S. would also fail in Yemen.

U.S. officials say they hope the airstrikes will force Houthis to the negotiating table in order to restore stability in Yemen, where America faces a terrorist threat from al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).

“We're assisting the Saudis to protect their own territory and to conduct operations that are designed to lead ultimately to a political settlement to Yemen,” said Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Thursday.

“That's good for the people of Yemen, first and foremost. It's good for Saudi Arabia that doesn't need this on its southern border. And … it's good for us, among other reasons, because of AQAP's presence in Yemen. But for that to occur, it'll require more than military action,” he added.

 

[CHI RULES]

It is much better to solve ,matters peacefully as advised by Pak and Turkey. Other parties may take benefit from infighting of Muslims. Instead of applauding shameful acts both parties should go for negotiations same is case in Syria.
I consider so far Iran and KSA most cruel states of the world even more than Israel. They are both involved in killing of innocent women, children and men. Please do some mercy on ordinary Muslims and stop this shameful war or no Muslim country shall be safe from sectarian violence.

 

[Arminkh]

It is much better to solve ,matters peacefully as advised by Pak and Turkey. Other parties may take benefit from infighting of Muslims. Instead of applauding shameful acts both parties should go for negotiations same is case in Syria.
I consider so far Iran and KSA most cruel states of the world even more than Israel. They are both involved in killing of innocent women, children and men. Please do some mercy on ordinary Muslims and stop this shameful war or no Muslim country shall be safe from sectarian violence.

So far, Iran had nothing to do with what is happening in Yemen. Go get informed, and then leave comments. KSA is bombarding Yemen not Iran.

 

[mohsen]

Has anyone heard about this in Iran? @Serpentine @kollang @yavar or is it another propaganda? Please note that they are talking about a convoy of 7 ships. It is not the former 2-ship convoy that left Iran 2 weeks ago.

Iranian ship convoy moves toward Yemen, alarming US officials

U.S. military officials are concerned that Iran's support for Houthi rebels in Yemen could spark a confrontation with Saudi Arabia and plunge the region into sectarian war.

Iran is sending an armada of seven to nine ships — some with weapons — toward Yemen in a potential attempt to resupply the Shia Houthi rebels, according to two U.S. defense officials.
Officials fear the move could lead to a showdown with the U.S. or other members of a Saudi-led coalition, which is enforcing a naval blockade of Yemen and is conducting its fourth week of airstrikes against the Houthis.

Iran sent a destroyer and another vessel to waters near Yemen last week but said it was part of a routine counter-piracy mission.

What's unusual about the new deployment, which set out this week, is that the Iranians are not trying to conceal it, officials said. Instead, they appear to be trying to "communicate it" to the U.S. and its allies in the Gulf.

It is not clear what will happen as the convoy comes closer to Yemen. Saudi Arabia has deployed ships around Yemen to enforce the blockade, as has Egypt. An official said the ship convoy could try to land at a port in Aden, which the Houthis have taken over.

Although the U.S. is assisting with the Saudi-led air campaign, it is not participating in the naval blockade of Yemen, said U.S. Central Command spokesman Col. Pat Ryder.

However, the U.S. Navy is in the region and has already "consensually boarded" one Panamanian-flagged ship in the Red Sea on April 1 on the suspicion it was illegally carrying arms for the Houthis.

None were found, but the move raised alarm bells in Washington over an increasingly active U.S. military role in the conflict. The Pentagon indicated this week that more boardings could occur.

"We will continue to vigilantly defend freedom of navigation and to conduct consensual searches in an effort to ensure that drugs, human trafficking, weapons trafficking and other contraband are limited," Army Col. Steve Warren said on Monday.

Officials fear a naval confrontation between Iran and Saudi Arabia could escalate what has become a proxy war between the two countries.

The U.S. has been supporting the airstrikes with intelligence and logistical support, and last week began refueling Saudi fighter jets. Administration officials say it is important to support Saudi Arabia.

Earlier this week, a senior State Department official said the U.S. would try to ensure that a United Nations Security Council arms embargo against Houthi leadership is enforced.

"We will be taking very careful look and examining very closely efforts to violate the embargo," senior State Department official Gerald Feierstein told the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

The deepening of the conflict comes as the U.S. hopes to reach a deal with Iran to roll back its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. Officials say U.S. support for the Saudi-led coalition has not affected the negotiations with Iran.

The conflict also threatens to complicate U.S.'s relations with Iraq. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, an Iran ally, criticized Saudi Arabia for its airstrike campaign during a visit to Washington this week.

U.S. officials say they are unsure why Iran is making the brazen move. One theory they have floated is that the Saudi-led coalition has effectively blockaded any air routes into Yemen and there are no other ways to resupply the Houthis.

Another theory is that Iran is trying to distract the coalition from another ship it has tried hard to conceal that is currently docked at Oman — a potential land route for smuggling arms into Yemen.

Yet another theory is that Iran wants to force a confrontation with Saudi Arabia that it believes it will win, because Iran views the Saudi military as weak and suspects the U.S. lacks the willpower to support its Gulf ally.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei last week on Twitter taunted Saudi Arabia, calling its military puny and smaller than Israel's. He also said the air campaign was tantamount to genocide of innocent Yemeni civilians and that the U.S. would also fail in Yemen.

U.S. officials say they hope the airstrikes will force Houthis to the negotiating table in order to restore stability in Yemen, where America faces a terrorist threat from al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).

“We're assisting the Saudis to protect their own territory and to conduct operations that are designed to lead ultimately to a political settlement to Yemen,” said Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Thursday.

“That's good for the people of Yemen, first and foremost. It's good for Saudi Arabia that doesn't need this on its southern border. And … it's good for us, among other reasons, because of AQAP's presence in Yemen. But for that to occur, it'll require more than military action,” he added.

pure propaganda.

U.S. Navy warships deployed to Yemeni waters, could block Iranian weapons - Washington Times

Pentagon officials denied reports that the move is designed to intercept Iranian ships.

 

[CHI RULES]

I can;t enter in shit talk that how Houti rebels got tanks and other weapons if Iran is not supporting them.

So far, Iran had nothing to do with what is happening in Yemen. Go get informed, and then leave comments. KSA is bombarding Yemen not Iran.

How the hell Houtis are getting Amos and why Irani Navy is moving it's vintages ships despite Un resolution. Even what this thread showing u If I am against blood shed and out of sectarian hate also blaming KSA then I am showing my un biased view. U should also check Syrian situation at least their Iran is key player of bloodshed. Se independent media and see what is happening in Lebanon streets then comment.

If no one is doing anything the how the hell thousands of Muslims dying. U will also refuse to comment on past sectarian violence in Pakistan. The only solution to stop this blood shed is that instead of blindly hiding facts and supporting parties on sectarian basis mainly general public of Iran should raise voice against violence similar to Saudi people which looks impossible in both cases.

Pls do feel the pain of Muslims as Muslim not as conservative Shia or Wahabi. (I am not against any of sects and not belong to both being Hanfi Sunni)

 

[Arminkh]

I can;t enter in shit talk that how Houti rebels got tanks and other weapons if Iran is not supporting them.

How the hell Houtis are getting Amos and why Irani Navy is moving it's vintages ships despite Un resolution. Even what this thread showing u If I am against blood shed and out of sectarian hate also blaming KSA then I am showing my un biased view. U should also check Syrian situation at least their Iran is key player of bloodshed. Se independent media and see what is happening in Lebanon streets then comment.

If no one is doing anything the how the hell thousands of Muslims dying. U will also refuse to comment on past sectarian violence in Pakistan. The only solution to stop this blood shed is that instead of blindly hiding facts and supporting parties on sectarian basis mainly general public of Iran should raise voice against violence similar to Saudi people which looks impossible in both cases.

Pls do feel the pain of Muslims as Muslim not as conservative Shia or Wahabi. (I am not against any of sects and not belong to both being Hanfi Sunni)

The Houtis are using the weapons that they seized from the Yemeni Army. The news regarding Iran moving its ships towards Yemen is a big lie. Just read Washington Times article posted in thread #84 above.

You also need to read this to know what is the relation between Iran and Houtis: Not what you think:

http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/ori...emen-saudi-arabia-houthis.html##ixzz3XbHnutUz

In Syria, Iran is supporting its legal government. How about letting it become another failed state like Libya? Would you feel better then? Face it, the only thing standing between Syria becoming another strong hold for ISIS is its government. The rebels there don't even have the integrity to get united. They are a bunch tribes, each fighting for their own power. Without the government and Iran's support, Syria will be seized by ISIS in matter of months.

 

[CHI RULES]

The Houtis are using the weapons that they seized from the Yemeni Army. The news regarding Iran moving its ships towards Yemen is a big lie. Just read Washington Times article posted in thread #84 above.

You also need to read this to know what is the relation between Iran and Houtis: Not what you think:

http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/ori...emen-saudi-arabia-houthis.html##ixzz3XbHnutUz

In Syria, Iran is supporting its legal government. How about letting it become another failed state like Libya? Would you feel better then? Face it, the only thing standing between Syria becoming another strong hold for ISIS is its government. The rebels there don't even have the integrity to get united. They are a bunch tribes, each fighting for their own power. Without the government and Iran's support, Syria will be seized by ISIS in matter of months.

You are perhaps first Irani person giving answer of my query in a decent way, but sorry to say what is happening in Syria is not providing positive picture of either of parties. KSA is openly involved butt it was Bashar's suppressing atitude towards the local sunni population which facilitated other powers to intervene. In one of BBC produced program it was clearly shown how sunnis and shias in Lebanon are divided and living in fortified flats, they attack each other with heavy machine guns and even use RPGs, who is responsible for all this, the sectarian hatered should be stopped it is menace for whole Muslim world.
If someone is not ashamed for killing innocent Muslims then he should no also be ashamed of confessing it publicly.
Ihave question what efforts have been made by Iran for Kashmiri Muslims or has Iran liberated Palestine that they are helping Syria and Houtis.

 

[scythian500]

pure propaganda.

U.S. Navy warships deployed to Yemeni waters, could block Iranian weapons - Washington Times

block what weapons? they start a lie and right books about it!!! they really think Iran will send weapon directly under their eyes with all these anti Iranian propaganda? Fool is who believe such propaganda..not their creators as it is their Saudi religious style..

 

[Arminkh]

You are perhaps first Irani person giving answer of my query in a decent way, but sorry to say what is happening in Syria is not providing positive picture of either of parties. KSA is openly involved butt it was Bashar's suppressing atitude towards the local sunni population which facilitated other powers to intervene. In one of BBC produced program it was clearly shown how sunnis and shias in Lebanon are divided and living in fortified flats, they attack each other with heavy machine guns and even use RPGs, who is responsible for all this, the sectarian hatered should be stopped it is menace for whole Muslim world.
If someone is not ashamed for killing innocent Muslims then he should no also be ashamed of confessing it publicly.
Ihave question what efforts have been made by Iran for Kashmiri Muslims or has Iran liberated Palestine that they are helping Syria and Houtis.

Well I'm sure all of them will answer you decently if you don't attack them or Iran directly.

To be honest with you, BBC is not a very good source to rely on when it comes to Shia/Sunny affairs. The fact that Iran is at odds with some sunny majority countries over regional affairs like KSA has inflicted the perception that Iran is backing a sectarian conflict which is not true. In all of those struggles Iran has issues with that country's policies not their people or their belief.

Take KSA for example, they backed Saddam in his invasion against Iran. Then they did their best in every single occasion to sabotage Iran's interests. Latest is how they tried to sabotage Iran talks with 5+1 over its nuclear program. what is going on between Iran and KSA is not a sectarian conflict as westerners like it to be. It is simply a clash between two policies.

Syria is an ally of Iran. A country that helped Iran in the days It was attacked by Saddam. Iran is just returning the favor.

Regarding the Houties, Iran has not supported them in anyway similar to Iraq or Syria. They were in Tehran a few months back and there were some agreements with them which never got materialized due to the recent war. Now what Iran is backing is the same thing that Iran is backing in Syria. It says all the opposing parties should sit down, talk and come up with a government that they all accept.

 

[xyxmt]

Making Awkward comments to produce some material for their gullible public to fantasize about and their fanboys to jerk off to is all they can to . @mohsen @Serpentine @rmi5 @kollang

Remember the super awesome claim they made about buzzing an Iranian Warship off the coast of yemen ?

Well , the commander of that ship which they claim was buzzed , Admiral kermanshahi - who turned out to be my hamshahri (lol) - confirmed that there was no Iranian Warship even at gulf of Aden at the time .

What a bunch of self-hating creatures they are

Couldn't fight a couple of houthi fighters with AK-47s from 1950s , create fantasies to sleep to at night

BTW , the Iranian admiral also confirmed that they would have sinked the shizzam outta the imaginary egyptian ship if it was , well , real

Its funny how all major world incidents have at least one PDF member who is something with someone in the power makers of that incidents. but you da only one I believe boss

 

[haman10]

Its funny how all major world incidents have at least one PDF member who is something with someone in the power makers of that incidents. but you da only one I believe boss

hamshahri means 2 people from the same city .

i have never seen the guy in my life and i've got no special connections with anyone .

sorry , that kinda shyte is reserverd for backwards countries

 

[xyxmt]

hamshahri means 2 people from the same city .

i have never seen the guy in my life and i've got no special connections with anyone .

sorry , that kinda shyte is reserverd for backwards countries

i have no idea what the F are you talking about, but what I know is that some country's highly educated and forward population is bigger than some tiny country's entire population.

 

[haman10]

some country's highly educated and forward population is bigger than some tiny country's entire population.

don't wanna get banned again by some crazed mullah in disguise (@Serpentine ) , so i'd rather not respond to this awesome post .

but you're funny . i can give you that at least .