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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 11832861" data-attributes="member: 92282"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/UehSP.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />After Iran's warning to the U.S. not to send its ships to the gulf, U.S. has deployed more ships to the area.Iran also threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, a vital  shipping lane for the world's oil supply.The U.S. has said it would not allow  Iran to block the Strait, calling it a "red line" for the U.S. military.  General Martin Dempsey, the top U.S. military officer, said over the  weekend that it would be a "intolerable act.""Yes, they can block it ... But we would take action and reopen the Straits," Dempsey told a television talk show.U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General Norton Schwartz said on Monday they are ready to support other U.S. military assets in the area.</blockquote>

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