The USS Lewis B. Puller warship has been deployed to the Arabian Gulf, May 11, 2019 as the US escalate tensions with Iran.
"The difference between us and them is that they are afraid of war and don't have the will for it," Major General Hossein Salami said. A week ago, four oil tankers were targeted in an alleged act of sabotage off the coast of the United Arab Emirates and days after Iran-allied Yemeni rebels claimed a drone attack on a Saudi oil pipeline.
That incident was followed by drone strikes on Tuesday by Yemen's Houthi rebels on a major Saudi oil pipeline, which provided an alternative export route if the Strait of Hormuz closed.
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US warns airliners flying in Persian Gulf amid Iran tensionsDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. diplomats warned Saturday that commercial airliners flying over the wider Persian Gulf faced a risk of being 'misidentified' amid heightened tensions between the U.S. and Iran. Am I out of line to expect the US military to know the difference between jet fighters and commercial airlines? Trump wants to start a war just for the hell of it and the traitor REPUBLICANS are following this lying con man lead! Pathetic!
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