Iran And Terror

The Washington Post has a story about the possibilities of Iran sponsoring terrorism in response to an attack on their nuclear program. While that could happen, I'm a little more worried about two new military developments the Iranians have showed off in the last couple of days.

First, they showed off a new missile that they claim can avoid anti-missile defenses and can reach Israel, and more importantly, Saudi oil processing facilities.

Now today we find out that they have developed a new high speed torpedo that can reach speeds of 360 kilometers per hour and can be fired from portable launchers from land. With these, they can effectively shut down the Straight Of Hormuz whenever they want.

The Iranians have said they won't use oil as a weapon, I find that hard to believe. It's just too effective a strategy to use as a defense for their country.

Found via Shockwave over at Kos