{"id":67767,"date":"2021-05-10T17:57:55","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T22:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=67767"},"modified":"2021-05-10T18:32:09","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T23:32:09","slug":"67767","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=67767","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve warned them enough in the past. They should have been sunk.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-12-iranian-gunboats-swarm-6-u-s-warships-dozens-of-warning-shots-fired\">12+ Iranian Gunboats Swarm 6 U.S. Warships, Dozens Of Warning Shots Fired<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Iranian military gunboats with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/share.america.gov\/u-s-irans-guard-corps-is-terrorist-organization\/#:~:text=The%20United%20States%20designated%20Iran's,foreign%20terrorist%20organization%20in%202019.&amp;text=It%20was%20the%20first%20time,as%20a%20foreign%20terrorist%20organization.\">designated<\/a>\u00a0terrorist organization, swarmed several U.S. warships on Monday that were escorting a U.S. submarine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver a dozen Iranian gunboats harass formation of six U.S. warships including guided-missile submarine Georgia,\u201d Fox News Pentagon correspondent Lucas Tomlinson said. \u201cU.S. Coast Guard cutter fired warning shots in response in Strait of Hormuz.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfX0%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1391822904648679425&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Fbreaking-12-iranian-gunboats-swarm-6-u-s-warships-dozens-of-warning-shots-fired&amp;sessionId=a4767fa9e5f980d4e57598c8d56ab6835f075432&amp;siteScreenName=realDailyWire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=82e1070%3A1619632193066&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1391822904648679425\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The 13 Iranian military vessels reportedly came within 150 yards of U.S. Forces, which fired 30 warning shots at the Iranian vessels. Pentagon press secretary John Kirby called the incident \u201csignificant\u201d since previous incidents had involved fewer vessels.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfX0%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1391824801673711623&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Fbreaking-12-iranian-gunboats-swarm-6-u-s-warships-dozens-of-warning-shots-fired&amp;sessionId=a4767fa9e5f980d4e57598c8d56ab6835f075432&amp;siteScreenName=realDailyWire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=82e1070%3A1619632193066&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1391824801673711623\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfX0%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1391828491176448007&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Fbreaking-12-iranian-gunboats-swarm-6-u-s-warships-dozens-of-warning-shots-fired&amp;sessionId=a4767fa9e5f980d4e57598c8d56ab6835f075432&amp;siteScreenName=realDailyWire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=82e1070%3A1619632193066&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1391828491176448007\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-wrapper\" data-testid=\"ad-wrapper\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-5586194-2\" class=\"ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-3&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfX0%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1391827617595146252&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Fbreaking-12-iranian-gunboats-swarm-6-u-s-warships-dozens-of-warning-shots-fired&amp;sessionId=a4767fa9e5f980d4e57598c8d56ab6835f075432&amp;siteScreenName=realDailyWire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=82e1070%3A1619632193066&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1391827617595146252\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The Biden administration, which is seeking to restart the nuclear deal with Iran, has offered soft words during other recent encounters where Iranian military vessels harass U.S. Forces.<\/p>\n<p>Toward the end of last month, the U.S. Navy released video of Iranian military vessels harassing U.S. Forces in the Arabian Gulf.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe activities we typically see from the IRGC Navy are not necessarily activities that are directed by the supreme leader or from the Iranian state,\u201d U.S. Central Command\u2019s General Kenneth \u201cFrank\u201d McKenzie said. \u201cRather [they are] irresponsible actions by local commanders on the scene. We\u2019re very careful to ensure that we don\u2019t get into a provocative cycle as a result of that. Luckily, our guys are pretty good \u2026 they\u2019re very mature and they\u2019re able to de-escalate the situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-4\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-4&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfX0%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1386987316493815812&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Fbreaking-12-iranian-gunboats-swarm-6-u-s-warships-dozens-of-warning-shots-fired&amp;sessionId=a4767fa9e5f980d4e57598c8d56ab6835f075432&amp;siteScreenName=realDailyWire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=82e1070%3A1619632193066&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1386987316493815812\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), an independent and non-partisan research institute, says that Democrat President Joe Biden is struggling in numerous national security and foreign police issues, including Iran.<\/p>\n<p>In their latest bi-monthly tracker on the Biden administration\u2019s policies, FDD concluded that Biden\u2019s work on Iran was \u201cvery negative,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fdd.org\/analysis\/2021\/04\/30\/biden-administration-foreign-policy-tracker\/#iran\">writing<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>The Biden administration\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/iran-nuclear-deal-talks-advance-as-u-s-offers-sanctions-relief-11619024783\">reportedly<\/a>\u00a0offered to lift U.S. terrorism sanctions on Iran in exchange for Tehran\u2019s agreement to rejoin the 2015 nuclear deal. The offer, which includes sanctions relief for the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), and other entities and sectors behind the financing of Iran-sponsored terrorism and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, would breach earlier commitments made by Secretary Blinken. In 2020, he\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jewishinsider.com\/2020\/10\/tony-blinkens-biden-spiel\">vowed<\/a>\u00a0that if elected, the Biden administration would \u201ccontinue non-nuclear sanctions as a strong hedge against Iranian misbehavior in other areas.\u201d During his 2021 Senate confirmation\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreign.senate.gov\/hearings\/nominations-011921\">hearing<\/a>, Blinken was asked whether he believed it was in America\u2019s national security interest to lift terrorism sanctions currently imposed on Iran, including the CBI and NIOC. \u201cI do not,\u201d Blinken responded, \u201cand I think there is nothing \u2026 inconsistent with making sure that we are doing everything possible \u2013 including the toughest possible sanctions, to deal with Iranian support for terrorism.\u201d Last week, however, State Department Spokesperson Ned Price\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/briefings\/department-press-briefing-april-22-2021\/\">suggested<\/a>\u00a0terrorism sanctions imposed on Iran were inconsistent with the nuclear deal \u2013 a departure from Blinken\u2019s testimony and a troubling sign that the White House is prepared to cave to the regime\u2019s key demands, while gaining nothing tangible in return.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve warned them enough in the past. They should have been sunk. 12+ Iranian Gunboats Swarm 6 U.S. Warships, Dozens Of Warning Shots Fired Iranian military gunboats with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, a\u00a0designated\u00a0terrorist organization, swarmed several U.S. warships on Monday that were escorting a U.S. submarine. \u201cOver a dozen Iranian gunboats harass formation of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=67767\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-military","category-moslems-jihadis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=67767"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67770,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67767\/revisions\/67770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=67767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=67767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=67767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}