WW3!!!!!

As most of you probably already know Iran is threatening to blockade the Strait of Hormuz in response to the sanctions placed on them, A move that would cut off one-fifth of the worlds oil supply. The United States says they are not going to let that happen. Most believe that it's simply an empty threat by the Iranians.

But what if it's not and they blockade the Strait, could that lead to a 3rd world war? Or even a nuclear strike? And what about there nuclear program? A country that has publicly said they want to wipe Isreal off the map. The Israelis have even said they are considering a pre-emptive strike on Iran.

Are these events a prelude to WW3?

No. Not even russia can save iran if they blockade the strait of hormuz. this region is so vital to europe,usa and specialy china (30% of chinas foreign oil imports come from there. The russians understand how important this is to a large part of the world and that getting involved would have to ammount to not only making threats. And i am not sure if russia really wants to take action for some bs country that blocks the strait. And i am pretty sure if iran blocks the strait the us would not invade them, but just wipe out their fleet and rocket sites. I can't imagine after the irak disaster (just ended) that amerika is ready for another pointless invasion.

Gotta agree. Iran will alienate itself if it blockades the strait, and most likely it would stand alone in the event of a war.

Indeed... I don't think that America is going to start another war anytime soon...

Well they always manage to surprise me with their stupidity so who knows?

You would not think that if you heard what some of the Republican canadites for president had to say about Iran, or even Iraq for that matter

They just pulled their troops out of Iraq... Iran or Syria sounds more likely...

I meant how Rick Santorum said he would blow up the Iranians nuclear facility's or how Rick Perry said he would send American soliders back into Iraq.

Thank god they won't win the nomination.

We wont be doing anything on the scale of Iraq on Syria. Also, I laugh at how people are taking this seriously. Even if Iran was so retarded that they actually tried, they'd be up against a navy almost as strong as all the other navies of the world combined. I somehow doubt their outdated and poorly maintained ships would be able to stand up against us. We could invade Iran anytime we wanted, all that's stopping us is the cost and the political/diplomatic backfire.

Why exactly is it a bad idea to stop Iran from getting nukes? And why is it ridiculous to think that sending troops back into Iraq might stabilize the region?

Firstly, the Iranians did not say they wished to wipe Israel off the map, and even if they did say it they do not have the means to do it.
It would appear that America is not the one that wants war with Iran, but rather Israel. From what I've read, Benjamin Netanyahu seems hell-bent on conducting some form of military action against the country, and judging by the downsizing of the US army, there will be no repeat of the campaigns we saw in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Israel is not helping matters by bumping off any Iranian nuclear scientist they can, and it seems to me that if there is going to be a war, it ain't going to be the Islamic Republic that starts it. I just hope the UK doesn't get dragged into it as well. It's bad enough we've gotten involved in America's wars. We don't need to be involved in Israel's as well.

Iran can't do shit. EU is making a oil embargo on Iran and that will hurt them real bad. But Iran can't do anything and they know it. They can close the strait.. For 4 hour at at least Then us 5th fleet will come and kick some ass. And Israel might attack Iran as a preemptive strike. Because its true that Iran has made threats to destroy Israel (or make it "vanish") and that Iran is developing a nuclear weapon is really scary. Even if they don't intend to use it against Israel. They might sell it to terrorists (just like Iran has sold weapons to insurgents that have used them against us troops in Iraq) that will use it on port city in us.

AND no it wont cause WW3 Russia or china aren't that stupid. They have nothing to gain if they intervene in case that NATO attacks Iran.

Aren't the current sanctions hurting Iran's economy?

Iran is picking a fight that it cannot win.
The US may not intervine to the extent that they have in the past in the Middle East, but they will help to stop Iran.
The UK and France will probably send some troops, as will NATO.
Anyone who thinks that China and Russia will help Iran is fooling themselves. China and Russia only care about the oil that flows from Russia to China around Iran. If it came to war and NATO went in, you could bet that Russia and China will get in there too to secure their money and oil. So while NATO is busy kicking the crap out of Iran, China and Russia will secure their pipelines. Helping NATO and having NATO countries on their side will be infinitely more valuble than helping Iran, no matter how anti-West it may be.

In any case, this will NOT be a WW3. It will be more like 'The whole world v. Iran'. Not even the other dictators in other countries will want to help Iran and get burned.

YEAH GO IRAN, YOU CAN TAKE ON ANYONE.

Come on guys if Iran really believes in its self we all know that it can take on the entire world.

This kind of reminds me of those "WWIII Simulators" you find on YouTube. Even the most realistic ones are utterly ridiculous, and the reason being is because the idea that the nations of the world would actually start WWIII is ridiculous. No one has any interest in a massive world war, consuming millions of lives and destroying all global order.

The Iranian economy is in pieces. More so than before even.
In fact, they're having a massive oil shortage because they didn't have the foresight to build their own oil refineries.

Iran will overcome this oil shortage by invading Israel, nothing can stop.......Yeah there so fucked.

WWIII Simulaters:
Nationalists

If Iran provokes war on America and Israel you can bet your asses the US people would be behind the war. As long as America does not start the war the people will get behind it. Hell it might even help Obama's campaign.

Fox would complain alot but I think Obama will play the bible it's your sworn duty to protect the people of Israel card.

Fox wouldn't complain. Fox would call Obama out as being a hypocrite, saying he's for peace and then invading a nation. Other than that, the Right would support that war.

The Liberals might turn on Obama though, it certainly wouldn't be good for the Campaign.