DEBKAfile’s military sources note that the exercise was launched March 27 the day before the Arab League summit opens in Riyadh, to demonstrate the Bush administration’s determination not to let Iran block the Strait of Hormuz to oil exports from the Persian Gulf, or continue its nuclear program.
Taking part are the USS Stennis and USS Eisenhower strike forces.
With Iran’s Revolutionary Guards one week into their marine maneuvers, military tensions in the Gulf region are skyrocketing and boosting world oil prices.
Intelligence sources in Moscow claim to have information that a US strike against Iranian nuclear installations has been scheduled for April 6 at 0040 hours. The Russian sources say the US operation, code-named “Bite,” will last no more than 12 hours and consist of missile and aerial strikes devastating enough to set Tehran’s nuclear program several years back.
The maneuver also occurs four days after 14 British seamen and one crew-woman were seized by an Iranian Revolutionary Guards warship, with no sign that their release is imminent.
Ten sam portal podaje iż 2 kwietnia USA opuści USS Nimitz, aby wzmocnić siły przeznaczone do uderzenia. I że Bahrain może się pakować:
The advice came from officers with US Central Command 5th Fleet HQ at Manama, who spoke of security tension, a hint at an approaching war with Iran. Arab sources report the positioning of a Patriot anti-missile battery in Bahrain this week; they say occupancy at emirate hotels has soared past 90% due mostly to the influx of US military personnel. They also report Western media crews normally employed in military coverage are arriving in packs.
Thursday, March 29, Gen. Khaled al-‘Absi, Bahrain’s chief of air defense operations disclosed that new alarm networks had been installed and air defense systems upgraded to handle chemical, biological and radioactive attacks.
The USS Nimitz and its support ships will be departing San Diego Monday, April 2, to join the John C. Stennis Strike Group in the Persian Gulf. The nuclear carrier is due to relieve the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower , but military sources in the Gulf believe all three US carriers will stay put if tensions continue to climb or if fighting breaks out involving American, British and Iranian forces.
Super, zwłaszcza że misję Nimitza potwierdza portal www.navy.mil tyle, że chodzi o to iż Nimitz zastąpi starego Ike'a, a więc USA chwilowo tylko będą miały w teatrze 3 lotniskowce. Oczywiście mogłyby ich użyć do ataku na irańskie instalacje nuklearne i na inne cele. Tyle, że USS Nimitz, CVN68, nijak nie dotrze w rejon działań w 4 dni po opuszczeniu San Diego. Nie ma szans, choćby pruł ile pary w reaktorach.
Wniosek z tego jeden. 6 kwietnia możemy spać spokojnie, niezależnie od tego co mówią Fakty, Wiadomości, PAP i Bóg wie kto jeszcze. Dobranoc.


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