Iran Arming Warships with Short-Range Missiles.

Iran Arming Warships with Short-Range Missiles.(Fars).Tehran - The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has begun to outfit Iranian warships patrolling the Strait of Hormuz with radar-evading short-range missiles.The missiles being moved onboard Iranian naval vessels have an effective range of between 200 to 300km, IRGC Navy Commander Ali Fadavi said Friday. At that range, those missiles would be able to strike targets in the Strait of Hormuz or the Sea of Oman from the Iranian coastline, Fadavi said.
The IRGCN move came after the US Navy commanders beefed up their Persian Gulf fleet. The US Navy is doubling the number of its mine-hunting ships patrolling the key waterway. The US commanders have also outfitted their Navy destroyers and cruisers in the region with powerful Gatling guns. The weapons are specially use for taking out the small, fast-moving patrol boats the Iranian navy commonly uses to patrol the strait. 
Iran's naval power has even been acknowledged by foes. (Quote: "You Sunk my Carrier")In a Sep. 11, 2008 report, the Washington Institute for the Near East Policy also said that in the two decades since the Iraqi imposed war on Iran, the Islamic Republic has excelled in naval capabilities and is able to wage unique asymmetric warfare against larger naval forces. According to the report, Iran's Navy has been transformed into a highly motivated, well-equipped, and well-financed force and is effectively in control of the world's oil lifeline, the Strait of Hormuz. The study says that if Washington takes military action against the Islamic Republic, the scale of Iran's response would likely be proportional to the scale of the damage inflicted on Iranian assets. The Islamic Republic's top military officials have repeatedly warned that in case of an attack by either the US or Israel, the country would target 32 American bases in the Middle East and close the strategic Strait of Hormuz. An estimated 40 percent of the world's oil supply passes through the waterway. A recent study by a fellow at Harvard's Olin Institute for Strategic Studies, Caitlin Talmadge, warned that Iran could use mines as well as missiles to block the strait, and that "it could take many weeks, even months, to restore the full flow of commerce, and more time still for the oil markets to be convinced that stability had returned".Hmmmm.....I still say the countdown is running, will it be before or after the U.S. Elections?Is this why US Army is 'exercising' for 'riots' on U.S. Soil? Read the full story here.