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January 19, 2012       Share:    

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/panetta-no-special-military-steps-taken-to-prepare-for-a-problem-with-iran-in-persian-gulf/2012/01/18/gIQA3l7i8

Panetta: U.S. "Fully Prepared" to Deal with Iran in Strait of Hormuz

(AP-Washington Post) The U.S. military is "fully prepared" to deal with any Iranian effort to close the Strait of Hormuz, a vital route for international oil shipments, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday. The Navy this month added a second aircraft carrier strike group in the Middle East, portraying it as part of a normal rotation and not a deliberate buildup of force.

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