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Iran warns foreign planes, ships during war games

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    Leland Vittert reports from Jerusalem

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Iran's military issuing warnings to four and planes and warships as the country conducts.

Five days of war games near the strategically important Strait of Hormuz how 15 of the world's oil passes through.

This key waterway -- -- is live this morning an amazing.

-- -- with the very latest -- -- these warnings were likely to either US or western allied planes ships reconnaissance aircraft those kinds of things.

There were spying on these war games you might say here we go again for -- Ron.

War games are exercises in PR this may -- the opening salvo as Iran prepares for their nuclear program to want to begin.

-- -- on the center stage of the world debate over what to do about Iran's.

Nuclear program militarily speaking these war games really only involve -- things.

There were all that significant the Iran eighties -- they were talking about what would happen in practicing what would happen.

If there was a potential invasion they want some anti ship missiles.

Those conceivably could be used against US aircraft carriers the -- And then they also talked about mining the straits of Hormuz which could conceivably shut down the flow of oil through that very critical area there between.

Oman and the UAE and Iran -- the -- -- waterway that is so small they conceivably the mines in Iran could shut down for awhile.

From a true military standpoint though this looks like a little bit of smoke and mirrors is the Iranian military -- just isn't that significant they don't have the ability really.

To project power to -- looked like this in the greater context though.

We're approaching the Israeli prime minister's red line you'll remember back in September are imagining Netanyahu talked about.

Drawing a red line from Iran's nuclear program.

Most experts put that red line somewhere in June you've got three options going forward then an American strike an Israeli strike or some kind of.

Deal is really have to strike much sooner than the Americans -- their limited long range bombing capability for a deal happen.

The Israelis feel as though they need to have.

A serious threat of a strike on the table and ukrainians need to feel threatened and that's what we're seeing here -- Saber rattling between Iran right now.

And soon we will see Israel's Saber rattling increasing if for no other reason -- in the next three weeks the Israelis go to the polls for their elections.

And Iran issue is always a very good one for rallying support politically here in Israel back to you -- better live -- -- It drizzle and Garrett thank you.

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