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U.S. To Deploy Destroyers and 15,000 Troops into Strait of Hormuz

by mosesman
January 6, 2012–Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) will hold new naval exercises in the Strait of Hormuz in February. Fourteen crude oil tankers a day – carrying 17 million barrels – pass through the strait, mostly to Asian markets. Graphic shows Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps naval assets around the Hormuz Strait.
  • U.S. To Deploy Destroyers and 15,000 Troops into Strait of Hormuz
    by https://halturnerradioshow.com/
    The United States is launching a military operation to ensure the security of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, deploying guided-missile destroyers and approximately 15,000 personnel. The operation, named “Project Freedom,” begins TODAY, May 4 and involves escorting commercial vessels through the strategic waterway. More than 100 land and sea-based aircraft, as well as multi-role unmanned platforms, are involved in the mission.
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    Iran has publicly stated that any intervention in the Strait of Hormuz by the United States will be viewed as a ceasefire violation. Below is the verbatim Press Release from US Central Command, announcing this:
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    TAMPA, Fla.     — U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces will begin supporting Project Freedom, May 4, to restore freedom of navigation for commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
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    The mission, directed by the President, will support merchant vessels seeking to freely transit through the essential international trade corridor. A quarter of the world’s oil trade at sea and significant volumes of fuel and fertilizer products are transported through the strait.
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    “Our support for this defensive mission is essential to regional security and the global economy as we also maintain the naval blockade,” said Adm. Brad Cooper, CENTCOM commander.
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    Last week, the U.S. Department of State announced a new initiative, in partnership with the Department of War, to enhance coordination and information sharing among international partners in support of maritime security in the strait. The Maritime Freedom Construct aims to combine diplomatic action with military coordination, which will be critical during Project Freedom.
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    U.S. military support to Project Freedom will include guided-missile destroyers, over 100 land and sea-based aircraft, multi-domain unmanned platforms, and 15,000 service members.
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    Legal Savvy – No Common Sense
    This is a savvy legal move by Trump.  It also seems to me, to be devoid of common sense.
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    May 1: War Powers letter formally ends hostilities, preserves force posture, asserts Article II constitutional authority.
    May 3: “Project Freedom” announced as a humanitarian operation, not military.
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    Monday: US Navy escorts neutral commercial ships through Hormuz under freedom of navigation rights.
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    If Iran fires on it: that is Iran starting a new conflict. Trump is responding defensively, not attacking. No new War Powers clock starts because the US did not initiate hostilities. Iran did.
Detailed map of the Strait of Hormuz, highlighting shipping lanes, military and naval bases, disputed islands, major oil refineries in the area.

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