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UK PM on Standby to Send Warplanes to Gulf as Iranian Tensions Rise!

by mosesman

  • Although, I now view that the attack on Iran by Israel has been postponed till April 2013 earliest, you never know what the snakes are planning with absolute certainty. With US and Israel conducting the largest military exercise, in their history, Austere Challenge 2012, for the next few weeks, there is every possibility that war may breakout!
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    Exclusive: PM on standby to send warplanes to Gulf as Iranian tensions rise! 
    by Kim Sengupta, http://www.independent.co.uk/ 
    Cameron weighs use of jets amid fears move could inflame situation
    Britain is considering stationing warplanes in the Persian Gulf as the confrontation with Iran over its nuclear programme continues amid rising tension in the region, The Independent has learnt.
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    The possible deployment of the Eurofighter Typhoons follows talks with the United Arab Emirates to bolster the UK’s presence in the region at a time when Israel is threatening  military strikes against Tehran and much of the Middle-East is in turbulence in the aftershock of the Arab Spring and Syria’s civil war.
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    The decision on whether to send the planes at such a volatile time will be made by David Cameron, after further talks with the rulers of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and an announcement is expected to be made in the near future.
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    The arrival of British aircraft is bound to fuel the Iranian sense of insecurity even if there are assurances that the move is not aimed at them. The Defence Secretary Philip Hammond yesterday said European nations must be prepared to “take a bigger role in relation to North Africa and the Middle East”.
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    Israel, whose Defence Minister Ehud Barak is in London at the moment with the Iran crisis the main topic of discussion, is said to be “fully aware” and supportive of the discussions over the warplanes.
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    The British Government has urged Israel to exercise restraint over Iran, pointing out that sanctions are having a crippling effect on the Iranian economy – with the fall-out from the punitive measures making the government of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad increasingly unpopular and creating frictions in the ruling hierarchy.
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