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Iranians plan oil spill to block Hormuz strait

Reuters -- Iran's Revolutionary Guards chief has drafted a plan to cause an environmental disaster in the Strait of Hormuz to block seaborne oil exports with the goal of removing economic sanctions imposed on Tehran, the weekly Der Spiegel said in an unsourced report.

There was no independent confirmation of the report.

The German newsmagazine reported that Mohammad Ali Jafari's plan, codenamed "Muddy Water", envisages the Iranians steering a tanker onto the rocks in the Strait, the world's most important oil shipping waterway.

"The aim is to block shipping temporarily through the contamination, to 'punish' adjacent Arab states that are hostile to Iran and to force the West to take part in a large-scale cleanup of the waters - and possibly thereby a suspension of sanctions against Tehran,"

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Submitted Oct 16, 2012 By: BurntOrange

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,650 Points:1,612,445 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 2:56:03 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse been talking / threatening to do that for a while...
LetemEatCake Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:5,615 Points:1,207,555 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Oct 17, 2012 8:32:25 PM Ignore LetemEatCake Report Abuse Very good article as usual, thanks for posting!
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DanMtz Champion Author Oakland Posts:3,370 Points:1,246,350 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Oct 17, 2012 8:19:54 AM Ignore DanMtz Report Abuse Why is this not surprising?
jcdakota Champion Author Baltimore Posts:1,347 Points:361,345 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Oct 17, 2012 6:19:14 AM Ignore jcdakota Report Abuse Iran doesn't think this would generate hard feelings with most of the rest of the world?
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tomok Champion Author Portland Posts:33,090 Points:2,348,435 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Oct 17, 2012 1:53:04 AM Ignore tomok Report Abuse Iranians plan oil spill to block Hormuz strait? Those wild and crazy Iraninans are at it again, what will they think of next! They are not busy pumping or exporting oil so they can dream up these outrageous and out in left field plans to get back at the west. Has Fred been over there giving them ideas on what to do? Oil spill? Burn the crude oil as it flows out of the tanker. And turn the sand to glass and be done with them. Whatever the size or shape of the vehicle, Produce and ‘Drive’ vehicles with high MPG, are very safe, reliable, have a ‘reasonable’ cost and a good ‘value’ for the money. The price of fuel at the pump is too high! XII/XXII/MMXII!
snky2k Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:1,413 Points:307,240 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Oct 16, 2012 9:59:12 PM Ignore snky2k Report Abuse Iran is BEGGING to get its nose shot off.
mazdaboy Champion Author Portland Posts:7,903 Points:2,101,180 Joined:Aug 2003	Message Posted: Oct 16, 2012 9:24:09 PM Ignore mazdaboy Report Abuse If Iran does that they are going to make all of countries affected by the oil spill very mad.
granitestater Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:8,848 Points:1,434,750 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Oct 16, 2012 9:23:41 PM Ignore granitestater Report Abuse Stoopid...
jtfftj Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:2,184 Points:1,251,940 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Oct 16, 2012 9:21:03 PM Ignore jtfftj Report Abuse NOT
jwalkerh Champion Author Louisiana Posts:6,145 Points:1,369,580 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Oct 16, 2012 9:17:36 PM Ignore jwalkerh Report Abuse Hopefully, the US will not clean up their mess...
Jeannemarie Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:27,700 Points:2,035,640 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Oct 16, 2012 9:17:33 PM Ignore Jeannemarie Report Abuse Lots of hot air coming out of Iran. Maybe they should bottle that and sell it.
gabfiore Sophomore Author San Diego Posts:151 Points:86,925 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Oct 16, 2012 9:15:29 PM Ignore gabfiore Report Abuse Drafted a plan? To cause an environmental disaster?? Are you f&^ing serious?! People like this should never EVER has any power or be allowed to make decisions that effect others. Infact, remove them from authority right now!!!
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JamesCalvin Champion Author Lancaster Posts:3,201 Points:522,480 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Oct 16, 2012 9:13:40 PM Ignore JamesCalvin Report Abuse Sounds like a big mess!
Ray_10589 Champion Author New York Posts:4,961 Points:1,185,910 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Oct 16, 2012 9:13:21 PM Ignore Ray_10589 Report Abuse They are a problem!
Goat2008 Champion Author Ontario Posts:1,165 Points:829,845 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Oct 16, 2012 9:13:20 PM Ignore Goat2008 Report Abuse Nothing would surprise me coming from Iran & Auckmed Imanutjob.
Blue_Cruzer Champion Author Lexington Posts:7,540 Points:1,673,585 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Oct 16, 2012 9:12:36 PM Ignore Blue_Cruzer Report Abuse Time to wipe out the Iranians who drafted this crazy plan.
tedjm1 Champion Author New York Posts:5,609 Points:800,300 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Oct 16, 2012 9:12:36 PM Ignore tedjm1 Report Abuse Think they would try anything?
nomad228 Champion Author Columbus Posts:3,117 Points:575,140 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Oct 16, 2012 9:11:33 PM Ignore nomad228 Report Abuse like i said all the other countries should build there own canal around that country and then they could ship all they want and shut iran off completely til they learn to respect the rest of the known world. come one world we can do it and do it right now. : )
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Alaydown Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:5,131 Points:825,570 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Oct 16, 2012 9:10:38 PM Ignore Alaydown Report Abuse With our current president in office, Iran can get away with anything they want. [Edited by: Alaydown at 10/17/2012 12:11:04 AM EST]
obimerrill Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,460 Points:293,715 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Oct 16, 2012 9:10:33 PM Ignore obimerrill Report Abuse The environmental equivalent of a nuclear blast...we've got to stop this regime!
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