U.S. Dismisses Iranian Long-Range Naval Reach
The White House Wednesday treated an Iranian claim that it would send ships close to U.S. waters with derision, saying it did not reflect Tehran's ability to project sea power far from its shores.
"We don't take these statements seriously, given that they do not reflect at all Iran's naval capabilities," President Barack Obama's spokesman Jay Carney said.
Source: Agence France Presse
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