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Iran: Imperialism finds new pretext for threats

category international | anti-war / imperialism | other press author Tuesday May 15, 2012 23:30author by Yassamine Mather - Hands Off the People of Iran Report this post to the editors

Another day, another provocation. Yes, the US led GCC is carrying out War Games around disputed Isles in the Persian Gulf, Isles first seized by the Shah in 1971. Funnily enough the US had no objections to that. Yassamine Mather writes on this and May Day demonstrations in Iran. Full text at link.

However, then came news of another conflict in the Persian Gulf - this time between Iran on the one side and Saudi Arabia and Gulf Cooperation Council countries on the other. Arab and US media reported that the Peninsula Shield Force, the military coordinating army of the GCC, had been carrying out military manoeuvres to “test harmony and coordination among ground, air and naval forces and their readiness”.

The military exercise was seen as a response to Iran’s continued occupation of three islands in the Gulf - the tiny Abu Musa and Greater and Lesser Tunb islets, near the mouth of the Straits of Hormuz, that was seized in 1971 by the shah after British forces left the region. Abu Musa, the only inhabited island of the three, was placed under joint administration in a deal with Sharjah, now part of the United Arab Emirates. They have since been a bone of contention with the UAE, which claims sovereignty over them.

Related Link: http://www.hopi-ireland.org/c/imperialism-finds-new-pretext-threats

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   Threat of war increases after 5+1 talks collapse     HOPI    Fri Jun 01, 2012 23:54 
   '..how to get involved..'     opus diablos    Sat Jun 02, 2012 10:43 
   Iranian regime's dangerous game of chicken     Paul    Sat Jun 02, 2012 12:41 
   Obama Order Sped Up Wave of Cyberattacks Against Iran     pat c    Sat Jun 02, 2012 12:54 
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