Massive Armada Of IRGC Boats Mobilize In Gulf Amid Rumors Israeli Strike Imminent

• Massive Armada Of IRGC Boats Mobilize In Gulf Amid Rumors Israeli Strike Imminent
  by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/
  The naval forces of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Thursday conducted large-scale exercises in the Strait of Hormuz at a moment Tehran believes Israel will launch a preemptive strike aimed at drawing Trump into ordering US military action in the region before he leaves office in January.
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  According to state-run English language PressTV, “The event saw sailors, enlisted with the popular volunteer Basij force, taking to the waters aboard more than 1,000 light and semi-heavy-lift vessels.”
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  Photos showed an impressive number of small but fast military boats that are typically used by the IRGC Navy (which is separate from the much larger national navy of the Islamic Republic) to harass and encircle larger ships, whether tankers or foreign warships.
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