Satellite photograph of
suspected uranium-enrichment facility near Qom (Reuters / DigitalGlobe /
Handout)
February 21, 2012,
Iran has commenced a
massive training exercise to protect its “nuclear centers” from potential air
strikes. The deputy military chief says pre-emptive strikes will be launched if
Iran feels its national interests are under threat, Reuters reports.
The four-day drill will
unite missile defense systems, radars and interceptor planes in southern Iran.
The Iranian operation
codenamed “Sarollah,” which translates as God’s Vengeance, is aimed at
improving cooperation between Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard and its regular
army. It will cover a total area of 190,000 square kilometers and reinforce “the
integrated abilities of the country's anti-air defenses," said a
statement from Iran’s missile defense operations.
"Our strategy now is that if we feel our enemies want to endanger Iran's national interests, and want to decide to do that, we will act without waiting for their actions," Mohammad Hejazi told Fars news agency.
The news comes on the
heels of mounting speculation that Israel may attempt to derail Iran’s nuclear
program by attacking its nuclear processing facilities. Israel has repeatedly
claimed that Iran is trying to build a nuclear weapon, which Tehran has
consistently denied.
US, Israel disunited over strike on Iran
Israeli-US relations are boiling over
America’s unwillingness to attack Iran. Which means Israel faces a daunting
task in taking out Iran’s nuclear sites all alone: not an easy walk by any
measure.
US Defense experts
believe that up to a hundred planes may be needed to execute the strike on at
least four major targets inside Iranian territory.
“All the pundits who talk
about ‘Oh, yeah, bomb Iran,’~ it ain’t going to be that easy,” Lt.
General David A. Deptula told The New York Times. Deptula retired last year as
the Air Force’s top intelligence official and was the architect of the US air
campaigns in 2001 in Afghanistan and in the 1991 Gulf War.
It is not clear if Israel
possesses the necessary air capability or the sufficiently advanced
bunker-buster bombs to penetrate the 10-meter concrete shells and mountain rock
that encase Iranian nuclear facilities.
China has spoken against
Israeli plans to assault Iran. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said
“Bringing strikes on Iran will escalate the stand-off and lead to considerable convulsions through the world.”
Commenting the
developments in the Middle East, Russian ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin
said on Monday that
“If the situation develops under a negative scenario in Syria, if a strike is delivered on Iran, if Libya disintegrates, and the situation there is unstable, if it becomes clear that the talks between Israel and Palestine are in a dead end, it is hard to predict what impact it might have on the moods in the Arab world.”
Despite the escalating
rhetoric and demonstrations of strength in the region, international powers
have called for a diplomatic solution. Iran has said it is ready to resume
high-level talks on the issue, and inspectors from the International Atomic
Energy Agency are currently in Tehran to inspect the country’s nuclear program.
Despite the escalating
rhetoric and demonstrations of strength in the region, international powers
have called for a diplomatic solution. Iran has said it is ready to resume
high-level talks on the issue, and inspectors from the International Atomic
Energy Agency are currently in Tehran to
inspect the country’s nuclear program.
RT report:
ReplyDelete"Netanyahu calls top US general a servant of Iran"
http://rt.com/usa/news/netanyahu-dempsey-iran-israel-883/
this isn't just a top general - this is the head of all u.s. military and who is (attention contract trolls, observers) required by u.s. of A. military law and duty to refuse any, all unlawful orders from anyone (including any president) ... such as orders formed by zionist pressures and demands to do its filthy evil works - e.g. that which will needlessly lead to WW3
does this person finally see that there is absolutely nothing but destruction of his own nation and people; does he realize the destruction and mass murder cause by his military to others around the globe on behalf of zionism is zero win, no mutual gain in the one-way relationship with the zionists demons -? if so, be prepared for very surprising changes (maybe very soon)
long over due time for u.s. of A. to dump Israel; (imagine if people in u.s. of A realized that even Iran has much more positive to offer than does the land of international bullies, thugs, criminals and rabid zionists
(ask yourselves westerners - what do the zionist offer you, your nation, the world ...? ZERO positive)
inspiration for above comments from this article by Dr. Lasha Darkmoon:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2012/02/armageddon-approaches/#more-12803
"Armageddon Approaches", by Dr Darkmoon
this part is simple but most brilliant
"Why support Israel? Cui bono? Iran has much more to offer America than Israel does.
Iran has oil in abundance, Israel has none. Iran does not hold America’s political class to ransom. Iran does not try to browbeat successive American administrations into putting Iranian interests before American ones. Iran’s dual citizens do not spy on America or sell American military secrets to Russia and China—there are no Iranian Rosenbergs or Jonathan Pollards. Iran does not coerce Americans into fighting and dying for it in foreign wars. Iran does not expect $3 billion a year in handouts, and even more in loan guarantees that never get repaid.
Iran would be a far greater asset to America than Israel could ever be. Israel is a liability and a burden.
More fool America for cuddling up to a “friend” who has stabbed it in the back in the past—the Lavon affair, the USS Liberty incident, the Jonathan Pollard betrayal—and is more than likely to stab it in the back again at some time in the foreseeable future.
Dump Israel. That’s my advice. Before Israel sets the world on fire, taking America with it."