U.S. warplanes from 'Big Stick' tracking possible Iranian arms-laden convoy

[Viligant_Warrior]

Sources: US aircraft carrier, fighter jets shadowing Iranian convoy near Yemen

A U.S. aircraft carrier and its warplanes are shadowing an Iranian convoy approaching Yemen, Pentagon sources told Fox News, amid suspicions that the ships may be carrying weapons for rebel fighters.

Sources told Fox News that the USS Theodore Roosevelt is not only tracking the convoy, but also launching F/A-18 Hornets to conduct "manned reconnaissance" of the estimated nine ships in the Iranian convoy.

The movements escalate a standoff in the waters off Yemen, even as the U.S. and other world powers are trying to hammer out a diplomatic deal with Iran on its nuclear program. Already, the U.S. and its allies are engaged in a proxy war of sorts with Iran, backing a coalition trying to beat back the Houthi fighters as Iran allegedly provides support to those rebels.

At noon CDT (U.S.), the Iranian convoy, consisting of "several freighters" was about to cross the extended Oman-Yemen border about 15 miles off the coast.

Could get interesting pretty shortly.

 

[GodIsSalvation]

US should not be supporting the Saudi regime nor should it be negotiating with the Iranian regime. Double dealing will result in getting double dealt by both sides eventually.

 

[dcontroversal]

You now the whole thing is like a powder keg and the little boys in the sand box are holding the magnifying glass in the sun....one of these days the whole thing will blow sky high and it will lead to the opening salvo of the end of the age.......

 

[crossnote]

And one's side's aim is to bring on just that...the end of the age.