USA VS IRAN
Iran held a test-launch a missile at the last day of naval war games on Monday (01/02/2012), in the Strait of Hormuz. The last rocket launch, rocket Nur, successfully hitting the target
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U.S. tensions with Iran a negative impact on oil importing countries one of which Indonesia. Because of the conflict could inflate the price of crude oil reached a level of U.S. $ 150/barel.
Observers Petroleum Muhammad Kurtubi said the conflict between the two countries geopilitik determine Indonesia's economy, it is related to the direction of conflict between the U.S., Israel and Europe versus Iran.
"Iran is not easily conquered country, surely the country would fight back if sanctioned, one of which block the Strait of Hormuz where 20% of the consumption of crude oil pass through the strait," said Kurtubi,
Because crude oil from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, Iraq and producing oil from Middle Eastern countries to be transported by boat to the East Asian countries such as Japan, China, and others including Indonesia.
"Moreover, most of, the supply of imported oil to the refinery Cilacap from the Strait of Hormuz, one can imagine the largest oil refinery in Indonesia to cover the fuel consumption of Java will be shortage of oil supplies," said Kurtubi.
This condition is dangerous for Indonesia, as well as supplies to be halted, the volume of oil imports could be less and oil prices soared, the government subsidy for subsidized fuel will soar.
"The government should spend more in meronggoh only for fuel subsidy, if up to 150 dollars / barrel could be a subsidy to Rp 200 trillion," said Kurtubi.
President of the United States (U.S.), Barack Obama has signed into law a new set of sanctions on Iran (Defense Authorization Act). The sanctions target the aspects of the Central Bank and financial sector of Iran.
These sanctions to pressure Iran over its nuclear program. One aim is to hit Iran's oil sector and asked foreign companies to make a decision between doing business with Iran's financial sector or the mighty U.S. economy and financial sector.
U.S. Vs Iran War Issues Emerging in Uncle Sam
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Between the United States (U.S.) with the government of Iran increasingly pointed. In the land of Uncle Sam, the issue of US-Iran war continues to grow and become the talk of politicians and analis.Spekulasi US-Iran war experience ups and downs. But some experts and politicians assess the US-Iran war will occur because of necessity or because kecelakaan.Beberapa voice of the militant group described Iran with Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq. Iran considered as menace that require military action. Some have even warned the U.S. to prepare for war with Iran
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As reported by AFP on Wednesday (01/04/2012), John Yoo, a former official in the era of George W. Bush, called on Republican presidential candidates to immediately begin preparing for a military strike to destroy nuclear program Iran.Yoo wrote in National Review that the Iranian nuclear issue as a challenge that can not be avoided.
Yoo added the U.S. has a legal reason to attack Iranian nuclear sites, similar to the same arguments used before the invasion of Iraq. "In this case, destroy Iran's nuclear weapons is a combination of self-defense and protecting international security," said Yoo.
While U.S. Presidential candidate of the Republican Party, Mitt Romney, has made a clear commitment to use military force to Iran if it is necessary. Romney promised that, if he won a seat in the White House.
Senator Lindsey Graham of the republican party also said military action should be broader than the attacks on some of Iran's nuclear facilities.
"Their ability outrageous and you should do more, not only on the regime's nuclear program. Destroy their air force, their navy drowned, and find people in Iran who want to destroy this regime. We need to turn Rezin, "said Graham.
"If they get nuclear weapons, the world will go into darkness," he added.
Some analysts were opposed to military action worry the U.S. will get caught up in a war with Iran. Because the U.S. strategy focuses only on the pressure and sanctions, so that there is never a way out diplomatically.
As is known, the U.S. and the West accuse Iran of developing nuclear for use as a weapon. But Iran insists its nuclear program is purely for peaceful purposes.
Year 2012 is predicted to be a hot year for the relationship between the United States and Iran over its nuclear program "State The Mullahs' it. There is a possibility if both sides insisted the attitude of each, open war would erupt.
The first day of the new year, Sunday (1/1), a spokesman for the Iranian Navy, Rear Admiral Mahmoud Mousavi, announced, Iran tested a new medium-range missiles near the Strait of Hormuz. The missile, which was tested for the type of missiles surface-to-air with technology antiradar.
Iran disclosed the site, Mashriq, known to be close to the elite revolutionary guards, Iran's fleet ballistic missile capable of reaching U.S. military bases in the Middle East and South Asia spread across Turkey, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates Saudi, Oman, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. Revealed also that Iran's missile capabilities network is divided into two parts, the short-range missile and long-range missiles. Iranian short-range missile to reach targets as far as 8 kilometers (km) to 250 miles. Iran's long-range missile capable of reaching targets as far as 220 km to 2,000 km.
Details, short-range missile capable of hitting targets Naziat 10 as far as 130 km, the missile has a range Zilzal 2 200 kilometers, and the missile Zilzal 3 as far as 250 km. The missile-range ballistic missiles Iran is Fatih 110, Shahab 2 and Shahab 3, Ashura, and Sijjil Sijjil 1 and 2.
U.S. military bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, and Iraq could become a target at close range Iranian missiles. U.S. military bases in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkey, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia could reach Iran's long-range missile.
In Kuwait there are two large military bases and 6 small barracks belonging to the U.S. military. Ali Salem Air Base used the U.S. Air Force is only about 115 km from the Iranian border. Ahmed Jaber Air Base, also used in the U.S. Air Force, is only 134 km from the Iranian border. Simply reach close range Iranian missiles.
Bahrain, which contained the U.S. Fleet V, also easily become the target of a short-range missile Iran. Iran also could use a short-range missile Zilzal 2 and 3 to hit the U.S. Fleet V and Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain which is only about 200 miles from Iranian territory. The U.S. put different types of combat aircraft in the Sheikh Isa. While in the base fleet are 4200 V U.S. Navy troops and 70 combat aircraft.
U.S. air base in Udeid, Qatar, about 278 miles from Iranian territory, long-range missile could reach Iran. The U.S. put the various types of fighter aircraft in Udeid, such as multifunctional fighter F-16 military transport aircraft C-130 Hercules, and various types of bombers.
In the United Arab Emirates, which is used Dhafra Air Base U.S. Air Force is only about 253 miles from Iran. The U.S. put the C-135 bombers and AWACS surveillance planes in this base.
In Oman there are a number of U.S. and British air bases, such as Al-Mushna Air Base, Taimur Air Base and Air Base Al-Masir. There are about 3,000 U.S. troops at a base in Oman. Air bases are located about 963 miles from Iranian territory, is still within range of Iran's long-range missile.
Instead, the U.S. could use force air force to bombard various targets to paralyze the Iranian military machine that threatens.
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