World-News

The Russian General Staff is closely watching the situation, and is not ruling out the possibility of a coordinated attack on the Islamic Republic, General Nikolai Makarov, head of the Russian General Staff, told reporters on Tuesday.

http://rt.com/news/russia-iran-summer-conflict-nato-us-265/



Moscow warns against US warships

Russia would respond if the United States deploys warships in the Black Sea or Arctic, Russian Chief of the General Staff Nikolai Makarov said Tuesday.

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2012-02/14/content_14608113.htm


From Information Clearing House

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US naval battle group crosses Strait of Hormuz

CBS News

02/14/12

Iranian patrol boats and aircraft shadowed a U.S. aircraft carrier strike group as it passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, ending a Gulf mission amid heightened tensions with Tehran that include threats to choke off vital oil shipping lanes. But officers onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln said there were no incidents with Iranian forces and described the surveillance as routine measures by Tehran near the strategic strait, which is jointly controlled by Iran and Oman...

http://bit.ly/wQnNNN


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/topics/Iran/
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Hormuz
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Russia
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Nikolai+Makarov
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=warship
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=aircraft+carrier
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=battle+group

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