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This is really interesting regarding Sr Laskar Sfavi:

'Safavi was Born on 2 January 1958 to a lower-class Azerbaijani family (an ethnic Azeri.[1]) in Armenia, Soviet Union, Safavi was sent to Tehran, Iran as an orphan where he was raised by foster parents.'

Thanks for the info brother.

YMJ jan , what you posted is absurd and very funny.
I dont know how you comeup with this myth like story.
Dont let his surname fool you. He is from Esfehan and his whole family (from both side) are from Esfehan So he cant be orphan as a mater os fact he comes from avery large family with alot of brother and sisters, he is definitely no azari, brother(he doesnt speak torki).
These info is probably  from Pan-Azarbademjani propaganda because of their inferiority complex like Zionist they try very hard to proof their super race like if every great man in history would be from their tribe it would make them special/chosen(Ubermensch)) ppl .
Brother in future please check your source for authenticity  first, before posting it on IMF or anywhere else.
 

Foreign Warships Will Need Iran's Permission to Pass through Strait of Hormoz

TEHRAN (FNA)- All foreign warships will soon be unable to pass through the Strait of Hormoz unless they first receive a permission from the Iranian Navy ships deployed in the region, an Iranian parliamentarian said, adding that the country's lawmakers are now working on a relevant plan as the strategic waterway is part of the Iranian territories.
   

"If the military vessels and warships of any country want to pass via the Strait of Hormoz without coordination and permission of Iran's Navy forces, they should be stopped by the Iranian Armed Forces," Nader Qazipour told FNA, explaining about the contents of the plan.

He underlined that the plan will be presented to the parliament's presiding board next week.

In relevant remarks on Monday, another Iranian legislator stressed that Iran will use all its capabilities and possibilities to defend the country against foreign threats and the country will use the Strait of Hormoz as a defensive tool and will close the waterway if it comes under threat.

"Iran will definitely use the defensive potential of the Strait of Hormoz if it is faced with threats," Rapporteur of the parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Kazzem Jalali told FNA.

Iranian lawmakers and officials have recently warned enemies that Iran is entitled to the right to close the strategic oil lifeline as a defensive option against foreign invasion.

"The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is not on the Islamic Republic of Iran's agenda (at present), but if threats against Iran come to trample upon the rights of our nation while others use the strait for exporting their oil, then Iran will be entitled to the right to close the Strait of Hormuz," member of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Taqi Rahbar told FNA late December.

"The international conventions reserve such rights for the Islamic Republic of Iran as well," Rahbar underscored.

The lawmaker, however, said, "For the time being, the Islamic Republic of Iran has not decided to close the strait, but this (closing the strait) depends on the conditions of the region."

US not after row with Iran in PG


The US Department of Defense has announced that the American government does not seek a “confrontation” with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz.


"No one in this government seeks confrontation over the Strait of Hormuz," said Pentagon spokesman George Little on Tuesday.

"It is important to lower the temperature," the spokesman added.

The reaction comes after Commander of Iran's Army Major General Ataollah Salehi on Tuesday warned the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis not to return to its previous position in the Persian Gulf, “since we are not in the habit of repeating a warning and we warn only once.”

The Pentagon said, however, that the aircraft carrier's "regularly scheduled movements" would continue in the region, but stopped short of declaring any specific measure in response to the warning by the Iranian commander.




The USS John C. Stennis has left the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman. It is one of the US navy's biggest warships. The nuclear-powered vessel carries about 3,300 personnel, most of whom serve as its air crew. It can also carry 50 fighter jets and 6 helicopters. The carrier passed through Iran's Forouzan oil platforms and Farsi Island.

Iran's warning came after the Iranian navy wrapped up massive 10-day naval exercises, codenamed “Velayat 90”, on January 2. The drills covered an area stretching from the east of the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Aden.

On December 30, 2011, Iran's Navy identified and recorded footage and images of the USS John C. Stennis in the area where Iran was conducting its naval maneuvers.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/219230.html

aryaghiai

Many of your pictures are labeled incorrectly and have little/nothing to do with this thread. The fourth picture down is from a wargame 11 years ago, and none of the "basij wargames" pictures are actually from basij wargames; the one with ACSCMs/rockets is from great prophet wargames from two years ago (2010), the one with the AB-205s is from five years ago, and the Mohajer drone isn't from a wargame at all.

...just trying to avoid any confusion

You are absolutely correct , i just posted the pictures to show how Iran can deny outside powers from entering the persian gulf. As for the labeling, i labeled them myself so true some of them may not be accurate. But i do think that they do have to do with this thread and most of the pictures are actually from the recent velayat 90 wargames conducted to show irans capability to close the strait of hormuz.