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US-led armada secretly drilled bombing Iranian targets, missile defense with Israel
- June 22, 2010
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The 10 US warships plus an Israeli and German battle vessel each, which transited the Suez Canal Friday, June 18, have reached the Persian Gulf. But first, from June 6 through June 10, the USS Harry S. Truman carrier Strike Group was deployed 50 miles off the shore of southwestern Israel on a secret joint war exercise, as first revealed by DEBKA-Net-Weekly 449 on June 18.
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Hizballah's "change of mind" over assassinating Israeli – a face-saver
- June 22, 2010
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Hizballah's Hassan Nasrallah did not feel safe enough to take up Turkish prime minister Recep Erdogan's invitation to visit Ankara - even protected by the intelligence agencies of Iran, Syria, Turkey and Hizballah's own service, debkafile's counter-terror sources disclose. But his Gaza blockade busting flotilla is still stuck in Beirut port. Hence his face-saving leak to the Kuwaiti A-Rai.
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Gaza sea blockade upheld by US, EU as Israel eases land siege
- June 20, 2010
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Barring surprises, the sea campaign against Israel's naval blockade of Gaza spearheaded by Turkey may have run its course, debkafile's Middle East sources report. Beirut is close to abandoning the Lebanese convoy, Damascus has turned away requests to use its ports, Cyprus is negative and even the Iranian expedition appears snarled. In the last 24 hours, Israel won US, European and Mahmoud Abbas' support for its sea blockade after its cabinet approved the delivery of all civilian goods to Gaza over land.
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More flotillas for Gaza, Lebanese army joins Hizballah war alert
- June 19, 2010
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Hizballah officers were in and out of Lebanese Navy bases Saturday, June 19, preparing together for action should Israel halt Lebanese ships bound for Gaza. Their marines are deployed in Beirut port against a possible Israeli raid. Amid close coordination with the forthcoming Iranian and Turkish flotillas, the Lebanese convoy preparing for departure poses the most immediate trigger for a regional confrontation, debkafile's military sources report.
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Eleven US warships, one Israeli vessel transit Suez Canal to Persian Gulf
- June 19, 2010
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An armada of 11 US warships and one Israeli vessel passed through the Suez Canal Friday June 18 on their way to the Persian Gulf, debkafile's military sources report. The fleet was led by the USS Harry Truman carrier and its Strike Group.
This massive military movement is a strong new factor in the continually rising Middle East tensions of the last two weeks to which Iran has not so far responded.