ABOARD THE USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN — Iranian patrol boats and aircraft shadowed a U.S. aircraft carrier strike group as it passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, ending a Gulf mission amid heightened tensions with Tehran that include threats to choke off vital oil shipping lanes.
But officers onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln said there were no incidents with Iranian forces and described the surveillance as routine measures by Tehran near the strategic strait, which is jointly controlled by Iran and Oman.
Israel accuses Iran of attempting to disrupt lives of ‘Israelis all over the world’ after a series of explosions in Thailand, injuring 5 people — including suspected attacker — a day after bomb attacks in India, Georgia.
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s official news agency says that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will unveil new nuclear projects on Wednesday.
WARNING, GRAPHIC IMAGES: Bomber Hits Bangkok
NEW DELHI – Assailants targeted Israeli diplomats in India and Georgia in near-simultaneous strikes Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed on archenemy Iran, and its Lebanese proxy, Hezbollah.
The bombing of an Israeli diplomat’s car in New Delhi by an attacker apparently on a motorcycle wounded four people, officials said. Israel said an attempted car bombing in Georgia was thwarted.
“Today we witnessed two attempts of terrorism against innocent civilians,” Netanyahu told a gathering of lawmakers from his Likud Party. “Iran is behind these attacks and it is the largest terror exporter in the world,” he said.
Iran’s envoy to New Delhi dismissed Netanyahu’s accusations as “sheer lies.”
featured image: Indian security and forensic officials examine a car belonging to the Israel Embassy after an explosion tore through that in New Delhi, India, Feb. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi)
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