"Iran escalates military rhetoric in nuclear face-off" by Nazila Fathi, New York Times News Service | August 5, 2008
TEHRAN - Iran warned yesterday that it could easily close a critical Persian Gulf waterway for oil shipments and claimed possession of a new long-range naval weapon that could sink enemy ships nearly 200 miles away.
It was unclear what provoked the warning...Maybe THIS?:
The Bush administration has refused to rule out a military option, and in June Israel's air force rehearsed what American intelligence officials described as a possible strike on Iranian nuclear facilities.
Oh, and about the "threat" from Iran:
In the past, Iran has made similar claims about its military capabilities but military analysts have treated them with caution. Early last month, Iran announced it had test-fired a number of missiles in war-game maneuvers. Those war games featured more bluff and exaggeration than real displays of menacing new power and said the statements about the range of the largest missile were misleading.
Then WHAT'S with the HEADLINE, Jew York Times?
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