Rebecca Shabad
thehill.com
May 6, 2014
Iran will target U.S. aircraft carriers based in the Persian Gulf if a
war were to ever erupt between both countries, an Iranian naval chief
warned Tuesday.
“Aircraft carriers are the symbol of America’s military might,” Adm.
Ali Fadavi, according to the Fars news agency. “The carriers are
responsible for supplying America’s air power. So, it’s natural that we
want to sink the carriers.”
Fadavi is naval chief of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and made the
remarks as Iran completes a large-scale mock-up of a U.S. carrier.
Iran is currently building a replica of the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier, which will be used in future military exercises.
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