Posted on 09/26/2017 7:54:09 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
US officials have determined that the launch of a new medium range ICBM by Iran on Friday was a fake.
Experts say that the video released by Iran depicting the launch was from a failed test last January
The video released by the Iranians was more than seven months old – dating back to a failed launch in late January, which resulted in the missile exploding shortly after liftoff, according to two U.S. officials.
President Trump had originally responded to the reported launch in a late-Saturday tweet, saying, “Iran just test-fired a Ballistic Missile capable of reaching Israel. They are also working with North Korea. Not much of an agreement we have!”
This was after Trump, speaking before world leaders at the United Nations, called the Iran nuclear deal an “embarrassment” to the United States.
“We cannot let a murderous regime continue these destabilizing activities while building dangerous missiles, and we cannot abide by an agreement if it provides cover for the eventual construction of a nuclear program,” he said.
Trump later told reporters he had made up his mind about the deal, but wouldn't say whether he would pull the United States out of the nuclear accord with Iran.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, speaking at the U.N. one day after Trump, maintained his country’s missile program was “solely defensive” in nature.
“We never threaten anyone, but we do not tolerate threats from anyone,” he said. Rouhani returned to Tehran two days later to preside over the missile parade featuring the new medium-range design and said his country would build as many missiles as necessary to defend itself.
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wouldn't be the first time..................
They don't "threaten anyone"??? What the heck does, "Death to America" mean???!
I am sure NSA and NASA and all our security services knew that immediately but they don’t necessarily tell us what all they know. In this day of satellites having most of the world and certainly all the trouble spots under surveillance, they know. I believe they know where that Malaysian airplane came down, too, for the same reason.
But the media will ignore this.
According to Khamenei:
"The slogan 'death to America' is backed by reason and wisdom; and it goes without saying that the slogan does not mean death to the American nation; this slogan means death to the U.S.'s policies, death to arrogance."
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