US admiral says Navy forces are prepared to confront Iran
Published February 12, 2012
| Associated Press
- Feb. 12, 2012: U.S. Vice Adm. Mark I. Fox, commander, Naval Forces Central Command, commander, U.S. 5th fleet, speaks during press briefing at the U.S. Navy base in Manama, Bahrain.
MANAMA, Bahrain – The top U.S. Navy official in the Gulf said Sunday he takes Iran's military capabilities seriously but insists his forces are prepared to confront any Iranian aggression in the region.
Vice Adm. Mark Fox, commander of the 5th Fleet, told reporters at the naval force's Bahrain headquarters that the Navy has "built a wide range of potential options to give the president" and is "ready today" to confront any hostile action by Tehran.
He did not outline specifically how the Navy might answer an Iranian strike or an effort to shut the entrance to the Persian Gulf, though any response would likely involve the two U.S. aircraft carriers and other warships cruising the waters off Iran.
"We've developed very precise and lethal weapons that are very effective, and we're prepared," Fox said. "We're just ready for any contingency."
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