Iran ready for US ships

TEHRAN, Iran – A former naval chief in Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says his country has set aside 100 military vessels to confront each United States warship that poses a threat.General Morteza Saffari was quoted by the conservative weekly Panjereh yesterday as saying that troops aboard US warships are “morsels” for Iran to target in the event of any American threat against Iran.In 2008, Iran put its most powerful military force, the Revolutionary Guard, in charge of defending the country’s territorial waters in the Persian Gulf, a vital oil route. (AP)