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Iran and oil - What's At Stake :
50% of China's oil imports and 75% of Japanese imports travel through Strait of Hormuz
Iran military capacity 2012
Bottom line : This naval force can close the Gulf. They could sink a US carrier in the Gulf narrow waterways.
US Global Naval and Air Power :
Bottom line : Capable of destroying Iranian air and naval power and nuclear facitilies in a six month campaign
Israeli Defense Forces
Most modern, trained, lethal force in the Middle East.
150-400 nuclear and thermonuclear weapons.
The Gulf Confrontation : Conclusions
The Israelis lack any credible conventional military power to counter the Iranian nuclear threat. Their forced option would be pre-emptive nuclear strike
There is a significant chance of Iranian miscalculation resulting in major military confrontation in the Gulf in the coming 12 months.
Israeli Defense Forces Most modern, trained, lethal force in the Middle East.
The Israelis lack any credible conventional military power to counter the Iranian nuclear threat. Their forced option would be pre-emptive nuclear strike
The old boy must be going senile if the Israelis are such a lethal force then why the preemptive nuke strike?