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Thursday, May 16, 2013

US-led navies press Gulf manoeuvres amid Iran tensions

ENERGY TECH
US-led navies press Gulf manoeuvres amid Iran tensions
Aboard Uss Ponce (AFP) May 16, 2013 - Divers leap from a helicopter into the Gulf's choppy waters to destroy a mine, while a US marine fires at a floating target, as forces from 41 countries gathered for naval manoeuvres facing Iran's shores. The mine-sweeping exercise is being held close to the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic mouth of the Gulf that Iran has repeatedly threatened to block if attacked over its disputed nuclear pr ... morehttp://www.energy-daily.com/reports/US-led_navies_press_Gulf_manoeuvres_amid_Iran_tensions_999.html

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