Iranian naval admiral: ‘If needed, we can move to within three miles of New York’
by REZA KAHLILI April 30, 2012
The Islamic Republic of Iran said Tuesday that it has the ability to position a naval vessel within three miles of the East Coast of the United States.
"The power of our naval forces is such that we have a presence in all the waters of the world and, if needed, we can move to within three miles of New York," Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi said Tuesday during a speech to the students of the University of Yazd in Iran. His remarks were quoted by an Iranian student news agency.
This naval saber rattling represents a stark escalation in Iran's war rhetoric, as the West weighs the question of whether to impose new economic sanctions or directly attack the Islamic regime's illicit nuclear facilities.
"The Americans' only tool to rule the world is their naval dominance of the Persian Gulf," Fadavi added, "and they will face any other power that threatens their status."
The admiral was speaking on the anniversary of a failed April 24, 1980 U.S. military operation - dubbed "Operation Eagle Claw" - that sought to rescue American hostages held captive at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.
A Pentagon official responded to Fadavi's claim on Friday. "You should ask the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps what their plans are," the official told The Daily Caller. "We support freedom of the seas and encourage all countries to follow international laws."
But on Friday, Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, Iran's top air force commander, told the Fars New Agency that the Islamic republic's military is also capable of crippling or disabling U.S. aircraft carriers.
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