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Iran Test-Fires Missiles Capable Of Hitting Israeli, U.S. Bases
FOX News ^ | July 9, 2008

Posted on 07/09/2008 9:27:32 AM PDT by Fennie

TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran test-fired nine long- and medium-range missiles Wednesday during war games that officials said aimed to show the country can retaliate against any U.S. or Israeli attack, state television reported.

The exercise was being conducted at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway through which about 40 percent of the world's oil passes. Iran has threatened to shut down traffic in the strait if attacked.

Gen. Hossein Salami, the air force commander of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards, said the exercise would "demonstrate our resolve and might against enemies who in recent weeks have threatened Iran with harsh language," the TV report said.

Footage showed at least six missiles firing simultaneously, and said the barrage included a new version of the Shahab-3 missile, which officials have said has a range of 1,250 miles and is armed with a 1-ton conventional warhead.

That would put Israel, Turkey, the Arabian peninsula, Afghanistan and Pakistan within striking distance.

"Our hands are always on the trigger and our missiles are ready for launch," the official IRNA news agency quoted Salami as saying Wednesday...

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: energy; geopolitics; globaljihad; iran; iraq; islam; israel; military; oil; pentagon; proliferation; wot
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1 posted on 07/09/2008 9:27:33 AM PDT by Fennie
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2 posted on 07/09/2008 9:29:50 AM PDT by Steely Tom (Without the second, the rest are just politicians' BS.)
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To: Steely Tom

That version is already posted in “breaking news.”


3 posted on 07/09/2008 9:31:46 AM PDT by ASA Vet
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To: Fennie

Of course the appeasers and the yellow bellied crowd won’t believe there is any threat from Iran until we see a mushroom cloud over Tel Aviv.

Then what will they say to the dead, “we’re sorry, we can’t believe Iran would DO that!!!!” ?


4 posted on 07/09/2008 9:33:23 AM PDT by mkjessup (Jimmy Carter is the Skidmark in the panties of American history.)
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Then what will they say to the dead

They'll say it was Bush's fault, of course.

5 posted on 07/09/2008 9:34:59 AM PDT by rhombus
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To: ASA Vet
That version is already posted in “breaking news.”

OK.

6 posted on 07/09/2008 9:35:11 AM PDT by Steely Tom (Without the second, the rest are just politicians' BS.)
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To: Steely Tom

Now the newer version is also in “breaking news.”


7 posted on 07/09/2008 9:35:36 AM PDT by ASA Vet
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To: Fennie

Yikes, I hope the messiah asks Iran to stop this foolishness!/s


8 posted on 07/09/2008 9:39:47 AM PDT by roses of sharon ( (Who will be McCain's maverick?))
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To: ASA Vet

This ought to push oil back up.


9 posted on 07/09/2008 9:40:14 AM PDT by b4its2late (Ignorance allows liberalism to prosper.)
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To: Fennie

We already KNOW what our missles are capable of.


10 posted on 07/09/2008 9:54:02 AM PDT by MichiganCheese (A govt. that's big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take all that you have.)
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To: Fennie

It’s coming.


11 posted on 07/09/2008 9:58:03 AM PDT by SECURE AMERICA (Got Freedom ? Thank a Veteran...... Want to keep Freedom? Don't vote Obama)
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To: b4its2late

Interesting isn’t it. Iran notifies the US of its upcoming war games and missile tests - oil drops a few days before, lot of buying then the tests and oil goes up again.


12 posted on 07/09/2008 10:03:49 AM PDT by edcoil
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To: Fennie

Now there is no question that we need War With Iran. Iran Must be Taken Out before they attack Israel. President Bush or President McCain have the moral courage to do what is necessary and declare war on Iran, Obama doesn’t.


13 posted on 07/09/2008 10:05:00 AM PDT by FFranco
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Iran Test-Fires Missiles, State Media Reports
New York Times and Reuters | July 9, 2008
Posted on 07/09/2008 12:11:30 AM PDT by bd476
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042799/posts

BREAKING NEWS - IRAN ATTACKS MEK CAMP ASHRAF IN IRAQ
AntiMullah & Sources Inside Iran | July 8th, 2008 | Alan Peters & Iran Sources
Posted on 07/08/2008 9:22:37 PM PDT by FARS
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042766/posts


14 posted on 07/09/2008 10:05:24 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_________________________Profile updated Friday, May 30, 2008)
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To: rhombus
Then what will they say to the dead
They'll say it was Bush's fault, of course.


And if Bush fails to take action against Iran, and/or inhibits Israel from taking preemptive action against Iran, it will be his fault.
15 posted on 07/09/2008 10:06:17 AM PDT by mkjessup (Jimmy Carter is the Skidmark in the panties of American history.)
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Hey Iran THUGS...Congrats on RANGE...when you can demonstrate that you won’t actually hit Mecca with your bottle rockets but instead actually come within a mile of your target I will START to worry.


16 posted on 07/09/2008 10:09:00 AM PDT by ICE-FLYER (God bless and keep the United States of America)
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And if Bush fails to take action against Iran, and/or inhibits Israel from taking preemptive action against Iran, it will be his fault.

And Clinton's fault, and Bush's fault, and Reagan's fault and Carter's fault?

17 posted on 07/09/2008 10:09:40 AM PDT by rhombus
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To: Fennie

But in May Obama said Iran is not a threat. So there, it’s not.


18 posted on 07/09/2008 10:15:43 AM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: mikey_hates_everything

That’s because Obama is the threat..


19 posted on 07/09/2008 10:36:09 AM PDT by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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To: Fennie

They could hit the ENTIRE Middle East:


20 posted on 07/09/2008 10:41:02 AM PDT by G8 Diplomat
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