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You do not impede international waterways. thats why this is a bluff. up to the president will he impose the sanctions that we have been waiting for for three years, for five years, for 10 years that could really change the regime or will he not? its entirely up to him. >> 90 seconds, who is going to win the iowa caucus vote? >> i will tell you everybody knows romney, santorum and ron paul. and im not sure it will matter either way. because santorum has one in 50 chance of winning the nomination...

International law. you do not impede international waterways. thats why this is a bluff. up to the president will he impose the sanctions that we have been waiting for for three years, for five years, for 10 years that could really change the regime or will he not? its entirely up to him. >> 90 seconds, who is going to win the iowa caucus vote? >> i will tell you everybody knows romney, santorum and ron paul. and im not sure it will matter either way. because santorum has one in 50 chance of win...

>>shepard: brand new display of military power from iran. look at this. irans state media, of sorts, showing individualover the navy test firing missiles near the strait of hormuz. continuing a ten-day series of war games. nearly 20 percent of all the oil in all the world traded passes through that narrow waterway. and this comes two days of at president signed off on brand new economic penalties in an attempt to punish iran over the growing nuclear program. over the weekend a commander with ira...

Look at this. irans state media, of sorts, showing individualover the navy test firing missiles near the strait of hormuz. continuing a ten-day series of war games. nearly 20 percent of all the oil in all the world traded passes through that narrow waterway. and this comes two days of at president signed off on brand new economic penalties in an attempt to punish iran over the growing nuclear program. over the weekend a commander with irans revolutionary guard signaled they might, might, nice ba...

Flexes some military muscle, test firing three missiles in war games near the straight of harm sues, a key transit point for oil shipments. the launch said to include a advanced cruise missile. jennifer griffin live from the pentagon. >> reporter: tomorrow is the last day of 10 games of war games carried out by irans revolutionary guard near the strait of hormuz. here is look at escalating rhetoric and actions. today as you mentioned iran tested three missiles including one it said it was a long...

Next year. imposing a boycott on iranian oil and america imposes sanctions on central bank in iran, which is essentially shut down the economy. well bring iran to its knees. that is what iran is worried about. this is the final step and i think the iranians know that if they were to do the bluff and act on it, it would be a catastrophe. its rattling of the sabers but its up to us and europea europeans to impose real sanctions finally. >> its a bluff but it has to be called. >> jim: fred? >> sure...

Next year. imposing a boycott on iranian oil and america imposes sanctions on central bank in iran, which is essentially shut down the economy. well bring iran to its knees. that is what iran is worried about. this is the final step and i think the iranians know that if they were to do the bluff and act on it, it would be a catastrophe. its rattling of the sabers but its up to us and europea europeans to impose real sanctions finally. >> its a bluff but it has to be called. >> jim: fred? >> sure...

>> and the question i guess charles what is the point. if they are raising them, trying to scare the obama administration out of sanctioning the central bank. trying to get the european allies to stop buying oil from iran? >> there is a logical one, it could be threatened and i think iran could be making a huge mistake here. if the bluff is called, if it actually interrupts the administrator, the united states maybe will respond and reopen strait and december voy the iranian navy. but worse than...

Also these missteps have emboldened from tehran. we had threats from tehran that any additional sanctions will result the iranian navy closing the straits of hormuz. joining me on this serious threat on our national security is former ambassador to the united nations and fox news contributor, john bolton. john, this saber rattling from iran is making a taste of how things to go if they succeed in going nuclear, isnt it? >> exactly. i think this largely a bluff. i think the iran military try to c...

>> and the question i guess charles what is the point. if they are raising them, trying to scare the obama administration out of sanctioning the central bank. trying to get the european allies to stop buying oil from iran? >> there is a logical one, it could be threatened and i think iran could be making a huge mistake here. if the bluff is called, if it actually interrupts the administrator, the united states maybe will respond and reopen strait and december voy the iranian navy. but worse than...