Iran’s Secret Plan to Contaminate the Strait of Hormuz

If there is a man who brings together all the fears of the West, it is General Mohammed Ali Jafari, commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.

Hardened by torture in the prisons of the former Shah, Jafari was among the students who stormed the US Embassy in Tehran on Nov. 4, 1979. He later fought in the Iran-Iraq War, and in 2007 Jafari, who has a degree in architecture, assumed command of the Revolutionary Guards, also known as the Pasdaran. The group, founded by revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khamenei to defend the Islamic regime, has since developed into a state within the state.Today the Pasdaran control several companies and are likely a more effective military force than the regular army. Of the 21 ministers in the Iranian cabinet, 13 have completed Pasdaran training. Within this group of hardliners, Jafari, 55, is seen being particularly unyielding. In 2009, for example, he declared that Iran would fire missiles at Israel’s nuclear research center in Dimona if the Israelis attacked Iran’s nuclear facilities — knowing full well that such an attack would result in several thousand deaths on both sides.

Now Jafari and his supporters are allegedly preparing new potential horrors. Western intelligence agencies have acquired a plan marked “top secret” and code-named “Murky Water.” Together with Ali Fadawi, an admiral in the Pasdaran, Jafari is thought to have proposed a senseless act of sabotage: to intentionally cause an environmental catastrophe in the Strait of Hormuz.

Expression of Growing Frustration

The goal of the plan seems to be that of contaminating the strait so as to temporarily close the important shipping route for international oil tankers, thereby “punishing” the Arab countries that are hostile to Iran and forcing the West to join Iran in a large-scale cleanup operation — one that might require the temporary suspension of sanctions against Tehran.

Western intelligence experts speculate that Jafari’s planned operation is an expression of growing frustration. Contrary to claims made by Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi in an interview with SPIEGEL last week, the embargo imposed on Tehran is causing far more than “discomfort.” Iran derives more than 50 percent of its government revenue from oil exports, which declined from about 2.4 million barrels a day in July 2011 to about 1 million barrels in July 2012. But Iran has only cut back production by less than a quarter, because of the technical complexity and expense involved in temporarily capping wells.

Iran can hardly sell its oil because of the embargo. Even countries that don’t feel bound to uphold the sanctions are shying away from deals, because no one wants to insure the oil shipments. The storage tanks on the Iranian mainland have been full for some time, and there are no neighboring countries to which Tehran’s leaders would entrust their treasure. For weeks now, tankers have been carrying 40 million barrels of oil through the Gulf around the clock.

Most of the giant 15 VLCC supertankers and five smaller Suezmax ships, sailing under the Iranian flag, have switched off their automatic identification system. This makes it more difficult for foreign spies to detect them, but it also increases the risk of accidents. Countries bordering the Gulf have apparently complained to Tehran about the risky practice several times.

The Final Decisions

Jafari’s plan allegedly describes in detail how a massive environmental catastrophe could be created if, for example, the Iranians were to steer one of these supertankers onto a rock. During the 1991 Gulf War, then Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein had millions of barrels of oil dumped into the Gulf. The fishing industry in Gulf countries was shut down for months, and the ecological damage was felt for years to come. In 1994 and 1998, accidental oil spills threatened desalination plants in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, thereby imperiling fresh water supplies for the two countries.According to the Pasdaran leadership, if there were a tanker disaster today, the International Compensation Fund for Oil Pollution Damage would have to step in financially. But a decontamination effort would only be possible with the technical assistance of Iranian authorities, which would require lifting the embargo, at least temporarily. Iranian oil companies, some owned by members of the Pasdaran, could even benefit from the cleanup program. Jafari’s plan also foresees the Iranian people rallying around the government in such a situation, pushing Tehran’s failing economic policy into the background.

The “Murky Water” sabotage plan is currently thought to be in the hands of religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. He makes the final decisions.

7 Comments on "Iran’s Secret Plan to Contaminate the Strait of Hormuz"

Arthur on Mon, 15th Oct 2012 2:44 pm 



Der Spiegel is one of the most despicable US government lapdogs you can imagine.

“Jafari is thought to have proposed a senseless act of sabotage: to intentionally cause an environmental catastrophe in the Strait of Hormuz.”

Ahem, I guess a bombing campaign against Iran (which could triggered this fully justified retaliation, if western intelligence agencies are to be believed, or der Spiegel, both big if’s) is not a ‘senseless act of sabotage’?

“Jafari’s plan allegedly describes in detail how a massive environmental catastrophe could be created if, for example, the Iranians were to steer one of these supertankers onto a rock.”

Not entirely sure if the Iranians would volunteer to cause a ‘massive environmental catastrophe’ on their own turf. I would be more likely to sink pref. empty oil tankers on their way to SA, Qatar, Kuwait or Iraq or bomb pipelines and refineries in SA and then simply sit it out and enjoy the West sinking into chaos, preparing the way for Europe to have an excuse to leave the western (zionist dominated) prison and marry the Russian girl, the one with all the oil and gas and great need for all products Europe can produce with these resources. Match made in heaven.

Former German chancellor Schroeder about future EU-Russian relations:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dvxAV-zFcs

BillT on Mon, 15th Oct 2012 2:51 pm 



What a one sided piece of shit report! It’s full of: “allegedly”,”thought to have”,”seems to be”,”speculate”, etc. Nothing concrete and as ‘murky’ as the name of the so-called ‘plan’.

So what if Iran is using asymmetrical warfare? It is just doing what the Us has always done. I doubt the West has any idea how much oil is actually being sold and shipped by Iran to the Asian countries. Pure propaganda from the Empire’s prestitute MSM.

Tor on Mon, 15th Oct 2012 6:31 pm 



This so called Iranian plan is typically pre-war propaganda to demonize Iran. It rather demonstrates western frustration of Iran not yielding to western pressure.

Arthur on Mon, 15th Oct 2012 7:06 pm 



Even that is too benign. They do not want Iran to yield, they are beating the war drums. The agenda is not force Iran to comply, but to smash it as the last stage before the final showdown, with China/Russia, as the last obstacle towards world government.

Meanwhile Iran already HAS complied:

http://rt.com/news/line/2012-10-13/#id38900

Expect this to be ignored until the opportunity for a false flag event is created.

Tor on Mon, 15th Oct 2012 7:21 pm 



Interesting link – thank you.

DC on Mon, 15th Oct 2012 7:24 pm 



Wow, those dastardly Iranians, they got there fingers into just about everything these days dont they? Cyber-war(lol), old-fashion ‘terrorism’, building a massive nuk-lar ‘arsenal’ (consisting of one civilian NPS), and now, if this dummkopfen is to be believed( I dont sorry), they are planning to engage in ecological warfare right on there own coastline. And all to ‘punish’ their neighbors. Hey my next door neighbor is a bit a jerk, would coating his yard with a few hundred gallons of oil teach him a lesson? Mmmmm……

Hey, Iran could hire BP to do the job for them! Why not? Its a perfect fit, plenty of experience and they are guaranteed the mess will NEVER get cleaned up….ever. Just give ol Tony a call, im sure he can set something up no problem….

Arthur on Mon, 15th Oct 2012 9:00 pm 



An oldie but goodie about Iran by the warnerd, but still a good laugh:

One thing Iran is pretty clearly not scared of is every American amateur’s dream: A punitive U.S. invasion of Iran. In fact, like North Korea, their partner in the Axis of Evil, Iran is all but begging us to invade. Guys in junior high used to hold their chins out, tap them with a finger and say, “Come on, fucker, come on, hit me!” That’s Iran now, chin out and begging for a right hook. Because with all the anti-armor know-how they’ve gained by now, they have traps waiting for us that would make Lara Croft’s cave expeditions look like a backyard tea party. Even Cheney’s team knows that, which is why they’re talking about air raids on Iran these days, not invasion.

http://exiledonline.com/the-war-nerd-who-won-iraq-answer-anyone-who-stayed-out/