Iran launches big military exercise

IRIB News ^

[F14 Pilot]

Tehran, Dec 9 - The armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran launched bigget ever maritime war-game in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman regions, commander of Iranian Navy, Rear Admiral Sajjad Kuchaki told IRIB Thursday.

The maneuver codenamed "Ashegane Velayat" covers more than 55,000 square kilometers ranging from the strategic Hormoz strait to the port city of Gouater in the southernmost part of the country, he added.

All branches of the military and the Revolutionary Guards including air, land and navy forces as well as Basij voluntary members are participating in the war-game.

The maneuver, he noted, is aimed at sending a message of peace and freindship to the regional countries, adding Iran is ready to work with its neighbors to prevent crisis in the region.

[F14 Pilot]

[Mr. Mojo]

Iranian Navy

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[Doogle]

I'd give em 4 days...6 tops


Doogle

[RedCell]

The maneuver, he noted, is aimed at sending a message of peace and freindship to the regional countries, adding Iran is ready to work with its neighbors to prevent crisis in the region.

More like "to cause" crisis in the region. I'm currently re-reading Clancy's "Red Storm Rising" and, for those of you who have read it, know what all those exercises led up to.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

"The maneuver, he noted, is aimed at sending a message of peace and freindship " Uh huh! Right...........

[NY Attitude]

When are the "Glass Bottom Boats" going to be an amusement attraction?

[Mr. Mojo]

"Red Storm Rising"

The best Clancy read, imo.

[balk]

The maneuver, he noted, is aimed at sending a message of peace and freindship to the regional countries

How nice of them... Should flowers be sent?

[md2576]

The maneuver, he noted, is aimed at sending a message of peace and freindship to the regional countries, adding Iran is ready to work with its neighbors to prevent crisis in the region.

Too bad they aren't talking about Iraq and Afghanistan.

[RedCell]

I think, IMHO, one of the reasons it's so entertaining is that Larry Bond had a hand in it.

[Rutles4Ever]

This was the exercise those journalists were traveling to cover when their plane went down earlier this week.

[Rebelbase]

The Iranian Navy artificial reef program.

[F14 Pilot]

Yes

http://www.iribnews.ir/video/01/09/12/a281.wmv

[Paul_N_Lakeside]

If I were an innocent civilian, living in Iran, I'd be speaking with the family right about now, asking them which country they'll be moving to, TONIGHT.

[Proud_USA_Republican]

Hitler in the 1930's used to say the same thing.

I find it interesting how many parallel's between germany in the 1930's and current day Iran are occuring.

[COBOL2Java]

The maneuver, he noted, is aimed at sending a message of peace and freindship to the regional countries, adding Iran is ready to work with its neighbors to prevent crisis in the region.

Eeerily reminiscent of the sounds coming out of the Third Reich prior to its invasion of Poland.

[Patrick1]

Sounds like a good time to send over the B-52s.

[F14 Pilot]

It is actually impossible!

[Mr. Mojo]

one of the reasons it's so entertaining is that Larry Bond had a hand in it.

No doubt.

Read it when it was first published (about 20 years ago now), but I clearly remember the F-14s going up to intercept the Soviet "Bear" and "Backfire" bombers. Incredibly suspenseful, especially since we were at a pretty hot point in the Cold War at the time. Also loved the chapter "The Frisbees of Dreamland" where F-117s made a night raid on the Warsaw Pact forces in East Germany.