US fleet can be destroyed with one missile, says Iranian cleric

Reuters Published May 10, 2019

IS aircraft carrier the USS Abraham Lincoln is pictured while it travels through the Suez Canal in Egypt May 9, 2019 in this picture obtained from social media. — Reuters

A senior Iranian cleric said in a Friday prayers sermon that the United States' navy fleet could be “destroyed with one missile”, as a US aircraft carrier headed to the Gulf, the semi-official news agency ISNA reported.

The carrier Abraham Lincoln, deployed by President Donald Trump's administration to the Middle East as a warning to Iran, passed through Egypts Suez Canal on Thursday, the Suez Canal Authority said.

“Ayatollah Yousef Tabatabai-Nejad,... referring to the Abraham Lincoln warship heading to the Gulf, said: 'Their billion (dollar) fleet can be destroyed with one missile'," ISNA reported from the central city of Isfahan.

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Mohan

May 10, 2019 08:00pm

Yeah. Yeah.

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Fatih khan

May 10, 2019 08:11pm

I think it's time for India to help Iran, after all, the promises of MODI

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Mark

May 10, 2019 08:44pm

Yes Saddam also used to say like that but the end result was different. The same will happen to Iranian

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fairplay

May 10, 2019 08:48pm

Don't give the Israelis the chance to achieve their wildest dream, no Iran. Restraint, despite provocative actions, is best for now.

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zunaid, India

May 10, 2019 08:55pm

that was a joke...right?

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Vishu123

May 10, 2019 09:02pm

Best of luck

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Santosh

May 10, 2019 09:06pm

It is trik of america, he is giving small fish to catxh shark. Ameria nt having one ship. Dont give any chance for it.. beware. Dont be foolish

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Khan

May 10, 2019 09:08pm

India will send forces to Chabahar to save it.

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EESan

May 10, 2019 09:16pm

Destroy the US fleet? ...ok try it. Just in case you succeed in destroying the US fleet, be prepared for the destruction of Iran as a country...the US will make sure that you do not exist on the world map.

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Sanjay Sen

May 10, 2019 09:19pm

This is for their domestic audience...Iran is a proud country.

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reehana

May 10, 2019 09:30pm

Iraq too boasted with its mother of missiles and was defeated.

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Wahid

May 10, 2019 09:53pm

@Fatih khan, you must be kidding India helps nobody.....merely uses others for its own weird objectives!

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May 10, 2019 10:01pm

possible......if US allow the iranian missile to fly. Iran is going to be a pie of cake for US forces.

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Harambe

May 10, 2019 10:06pm

@Fatih khan, Why aren't you going to help Iran Brothers!

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narendranath paul

May 10, 2019 10:07pm

@ Fatih Khan, as i promised India will definitely help Iran.

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SKY

May 10, 2019 10:15pm

That sounds like an exaggeration. What is certain though, Bolton's adventurism with starting military conflict with Iran will not be a walk in the park fir the U.S and will end up being the mother of all misadventures. The rag tag Taliban thrashed coalition forces in Afghanistan. Iran is a totally different ball game.

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ashutosh

May 10, 2019 10:21pm

These people have no clue. Aircraft carriers can not be sunk by 100 missiles alone (without a nuclear warhead)

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Sachcha Pakistani

May 10, 2019 10:22pm

That is true, but how do they plan to do it even if theoretically speaking unless they send in thousands of missiles?

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Rizwan

May 10, 2019 10:24pm

Whole Iran finish with in 6 hours

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Millake

May 10, 2019 10:36pm

Thats what happens when you let the mullahs comment on military strategy.

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Asifnaqvi

May 10, 2019 10:38pm

US is not terrified by the possible destruction of its naval fleet. But it is worried by the strategic depth created by iran in lebanon. iran has equipped hizbullah with missiles capable of taking warheads with them. An attack on israel by hizbullah worries US.

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Rehman

May 10, 2019 10:40pm

Iran talks the talk but can it walk the walk, me thinks not.

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Anon

May 10, 2019 11:11pm

@Fatih khan, But Pakistan being Muslim brother country should help Iran first and immediately.

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Hamza Khawaja

May 10, 2019 11:18pm

I bet the cleric hasn't yet seen what a Carrier Strike Group looks like. The sight of that alone can make most nation's armies refuse to fight.

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A shah

May 10, 2019 11:43pm

Not a good idea

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A shah

May 10, 2019 11:44pm

India is the only country friendly with US and Iran

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Struggle

May 11, 2019 12:35am

This is exageration. Nation's will power is appreciable but in reality USA military might is more superior. Notwithstanding to whatever ammunition both countries possess yet war must be avoided.

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Syv

May 11, 2019 12:40am

@Fatih khan, well india has advised multiple times to iran regarding their enrichment programm , also cautioned america to honour nuclear deal , but sponsoring Hamas and meddling in yemen and syria were not right choices to make , india still provides medicine and food .

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Nadeem Yousuf

May 11, 2019 12:54am

If Saudi Arabia can change its policy towards Israel, why can't Iran until It is in a position to take a stand!

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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad

May 11, 2019 01:12am

At least somebody in the whole world has got the guts and the grit to call a spade, a spade, while rest of the world is timid enough to call it a " Trump's Crooked Stick?"

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Akhan

May 11, 2019 01:12am

It's a shame that having a such a platform.. and this cleric has no sense of reality....

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brmurr

May 11, 2019 01:42am

Ayatollah Yousef Should stick to cleric-ing.

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Nadeem Yousuf

May 11, 2019 03:52am

@Fatih khan, India itself need help-So called the largest democracy is a demo only!

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Observer

May 11, 2019 04:11am

And what will US do in return??? Please tell us that too.

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L.Ahmad

May 11, 2019 05:24am

Saddam Hussein echoed similar rhetoric during the gulf war.

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Mik Jaggart

May 11, 2019 05:33am

Ignorant cleric

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Syed Irfan

May 11, 2019 05:52am

@Fatih khan, Its a thought that they will help Iran against US. Its all about politics.

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CHELFLS

May 11, 2019 06:28am

@Fatih khan, Why India and why not China ?

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Veer36

May 11, 2019 06:36am

It is a very situation developing. I hope that somebody would intervene and bring about a peaceful way out of it. The world cannot afford a Third World War

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Just Do It

May 11, 2019 06:43am

One missile and that too destroying an aircraft carrier? Sorry its not a fishing boat dear but an aircraft carrier which can even withstand nuclear tipped missiles.

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fairplay

May 11, 2019 06:57am

@Fatih khan, Iran's foolhardy choice to trust the Indian 'friend' will burn them now. Bye bye, Chabahar!

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Melwyn

May 11, 2019 09:48am

Ayathollas are good at Friday sermons, let them only preach and not talk politics and weapons

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true

May 11, 2019 09:54am

@Mark, Iraq n Afghans were divided. Iranians are united has support from Lebanon to the Iraq today.

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Samina

May 11, 2019 10:46am

@Fatih khan, Modi promised to create Crores of jobs per year for young Indians. After 5 years the public find that these promises have not been kept.

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brmurr

May 11, 2019 08:54pm

@fairplay, Old, wise one. So, what are your bitter intentions for later?

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brmurr

May 11, 2019 09:08pm

@Sanjay Sen, It’s propaganda meant to depict themselves as the innocent victims, being bullied, and standing tall. In reality, it is the Iranian theocracy/dictatorship who is the bully. Just ask the millions of Iranian citizens why anyone who is caught speaking out against the clerics is routinely throw in jail, or worse.

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brmurr

May 11, 2019 09:24pm

@ashutosh, The aircraft carrier represents something called gunboat diplomacy. It’s a visual reminder of potential force projection that will follow any provocative move, or attempt to assert themselves militarily.

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brmurr

May 11, 2019 10:00pm

@Just Do It, Well, that’s not true, they’re not indestructible, but any successful attack on the fleet would trigger a lasting, devastating response. Nobody wants that.

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