Posted on 04/17/2016 2:49:58 PM PDT by Kaslin
Even as Iran brazenly rolled out components of a new advanced air defense it received from Russia Sunday, President Hassan Rouhani said "a mighty Iran" would not "mount a threat to neighbors and other Islamic countries."
Iran started to receive its first parts of the S-300 missile defense system from Russia last week. Some of the parts were shown in the country’s Army Day parade Sunday.
“A mighty Iran militarily, politically and economically won’t mount a threat to neighbors and other Islamic countries," Rouhani said, The Tehran Times reported. "The strength of other Islamic countries is ours and vice versa.”
Russia delivered the defense system despite repeated U.S. objections. A video from the parade purportedly shows the missile system being carried past a podium. However, the Pentagon hasn’t confirmed whether they are parts of the system.
The S-300 missile defense system is one of the more advanced types of weaponry of its kind that can engage multiple aircrafts and ballistic missiles around 90 miles away, according to Reuters.
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Has Hussein yet visited all of the 57 States of Islam?
“Prime Minister, why didn’t Israel take out Iran with nukes when you had the chance?”
“Listen, mister, if we did that, everybody would hate Israel.”
“Everybody hates Israel anyway.”
“Oy, gevalt.”
Behind a strong leader, Iran doesn't stand a chance against America/Israel.
I'm thinking a lil payback is in order.
Is this where some of the 150 billion dollars went that we gave Iran????
Two points: first, the missile shown in the Fox News article is an SA-5 Gammon, which dates from the late 60s/early 70s. Long-range missile, but virtually useless against a maneuvering target. Additionally, I haven’t seen tapered missile cannisters (like the one in the linked Tehran Times article) associated with the S-300. Most of the cannisters are perfectly cylindrical. The tapered cannister would be (most likely) associated with a surface-to-surface missile, versus a surface-to-air system.
We don’t have a strong leader (just in case you hadn’t noticed)...
Of course, no pics of the Russian crews who man & operate the SAM batteries. Same as they did in China, Vietnam, & Afghanistan, and are now doing in Ukraine & the forcibly annexed Crimean peninsula. Obama with his weakness and Putin with his thuggery have brought back the Cold War.
It isn’t “Iran”. It is the “ Islamic Republic of Iran”.
About 8 more looooooong months and we’ll be rid of this @$$ hat.
Will we? And even if we are will the replacement be much of an improvement?
Israel's survival depends on neutering Iran.
You replied to nully’s post but you did not respond to nully’s questions.
Shhh! ExNewsExSpook: I want the Iranians to scare the shit out of any of our sane military and foreign policy leaders (if there are any).
I want the American people to crap in their pants knowing that Iran is building its’ own “WALL” of protection behind which it can launch nuclear missiles of varying distances with impunity.
Carte The Chicken Shit and his state department band of cowards started this and now Obama is letting the Iranians finish it on their terms. Seems the Democrats like Islamic psychopaths and the Republicans don’t have the balls to take them out.
I would, in a heartbeat, and then have a toasted bagel with cream cheese and lox to celebrate the new Green State of Iranglass.
“but when we come after the Iranians” - I see near zero chance of that. Reagan did nothing, Bush did nothing. Just a lot of empty words.
““A mighty Iran militarily, politically and economically won’t mount a threat to neighbors and other Islamic countries,” Rouhani said, The Tehran Times reported. “The strength of other Islamic countries is ours and vice versa.””
This is clearly rhetoric & cryptic! Only few would get it in historical context.
I’d only add that most people forget why & how the Shah was brought down (mullahs know!) - the role of neighboring countries in it. And, it wasn’t for ‘human rights’ or ‘democracy’, though that’s been the main propaganda we’ve been fed ever since for decades.
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