OUR NEW, WARM, IRANIAN FRIENDS – Following the release of our sailors this morning, Iran issued another blunt threat to the United States.  From FNA: 

TEHRAN (FNA) - Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy Commander Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi blamed the US navy for its excited and unprofessional moves after Iran arrested 10 US marines for trespassing on its territorial waters, warning that his forces' coast-to-sea missiles were awaiting orders to hit the American aircraft carrier deployed in the region.

The IRGC seized two US Navy boats on Tuesday and detained them on Iran's Farsi Island in the Persian Gulf. Nine men and one woman arrived in Iran's territorial waters in the Persian Gulf illegally when they were captured by the IRGC Navy.

Following the capture, two US and French aircraft carriers as well as their accompanying fleets and military choppers started maneuvering near Iranian waters.

"The USS Truman Aircraft carrier showed unprofessional moves for 40 minutes after the detention of the trespassers, while we were highly prepared with our coast-to-sea missiles, missile-launching speedboats and our numerous capabilities" and were ready to strike them in case they made a hostile move, Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi said after Iran released the detained US marines.

COMMENT:  How nice.  How friendly.  This morning our secretary of state, Grand Admiral John Kerry, actually thanked the Iranians for releasing our ten sailors, who should never have been captured in the first place.  Kerry attributed their release to the new contacts with Iran developed during the nuclear-agreement talks. 

Apparently, Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi never got the memo. 

The Iranians must be laughing their heads off.  And for good reason.

January 13, 2016