U.S. aircraft carrier to the Gulf

The United States has the USS John C. Stennis led the U.S. navy in international missions outside the Gulf Waters, despite strong warnings from Iran.

Information on the Pentagon launched together with said "the deployment of U.S. naval presence in the Gulf will continue, as it did over in the capital for decades." Lt. Col. Rebecca Rebarich, spokeswoman for 5th Fleet said the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis will be put on air support combat missions for U.S. forces in the territory of Afghanistan.

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The move was made ​​in the context of Iran has threatened to take action to respond if U.S. carriers into the Gulf. This is the toughest statement of Iran since the U.S. and EU to Promote a Financial sanctions against the oil Industry and Banks of Iran.

Ataollah Salehi, head of Iran's military said a U.S. aircraft carrier đó to the Gulf for the period of the naval exercise Iran, and said it would take action if carriers respond back back.

"Iran will not repeat the warning. Enemy aircraft were sent to the Sea of Oman by our oil. I emphasize đó U.S. carriers will not be allowed to return to the Persian Gulf. We so not have the habit of a second warning, "Ataollah Salehi said.

USS John C. Stennis left the U.S. Gulf Coast on 27/12/2011 in a regularly planned transit through the Strait of Hormuz, where 40% of the crude oil supply to World Markets is passed. Currently, Iran threatened to close the strait if Economic sanctions against the Tehran was passed.

When answering questions from Reporters about the possibility of the U.S. is Strengthening its presence in the Gulf, Pentagon spokesman George Little said: "No one in this Government on Strait of Hormuz Confrontation seek." cũng But the U.S. said it would "not tolerate" for Iran if the country conducting shut the Strait of Hormuz, the 5th Fleet area (including the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis) pin plug.