[JOAT]

Culminating on the 22nd?

[bert]

Meanwhile twenty squadrons of stealthy drones will gather in Afghanistan and Iraq to prepare to photograph the whole event.

[Lucky9teen]

Iran has routinely held war games over the past two decades to improve its combat readiness and test locally made equipment such as missiles, tanks and armored personnel carriers. In April, Teheran launched its biggest military maneuvers so far, during which it said it tested several advanced weaponry including missiles.

And just whom are they preparing to go to war with....hmmmmmm???

[RexBeach]

I'm sure we have some KH sats to monitor the goings on over there. Perhaps we can learn something about their tactics and such?

[petercooper]

Bring it on.

[ryan71]

Launch the flying zodiacs!

[edpc]

Iran denies Israeli accusations it is arming and training Hizbullah fighters.

Funny....that's not what they said last week. From the Jerusalem Post:

Iran has admitted supplying Zelzal-2 short-range ballistic missiles to the Hezbollah terrorist organization, reports The Jerusalem Post. Mohtashami Pur, Secretary-General of the Iranian “Intifada Conference” told an Iranian newspaper yesterday that Iran transferred the missiles so that they could be used to defend Lebanon.

The Zelzal-2 (“earthquake” in Farsi) is believed to have a range of anywhere from 120 to 400 kilometers, and would be capable of striking Tel Aviv if launched successfully. The Israeli Defense Force estimates that it has destroyed almost two-thirds of Hezbollah’s Zelzal-2 arsenal, according to The Jerusalem Post.

[Lazamataz]

5 days to the 22nd.

The Nuke Goes Off Then.

[BigFinn]

It's SHOWTIME.

[Antoninus]

They're just going to die tired...

[Minutemen]

"The Blow of Zolfaghar" ??

[Mariner]

The Southeast would indicate they will be training to close the Straits of Hormuz...

These guys sure are full of themselves.

[Last Dakotan]

The military exercise, involving 12 infantry regiments, is called "The Blow of Zolfaghar," in reference to a sword that belonged to Imam Ali, one of the most revered figures of Islam for Shi'ite Muslims.

Imagine that, my Lord and God, whom walked this same earth, never owned a sword, let alone a named one.

[Mo1]

FYI ping

[GreyFriar]

Thanks for the post. Ping And it concludes when?

H'mmm how fast to reposition out of Baghdad, or we are drawn into a fight in Baghdad and Iranian's cross the border into Iraq. They are just fanatical enough to try that, especially with their recent "defeat" of Israel.

[AdmSmith]

Ahmed-in-the-yard preparing war games that will begin on Saturday in the south east of the country and continue for an unspecified period, i.e. until the 12th Imam will be aired on Iranian TV.

[verity]

Iran is well targeted. If they do something really stupid, something bad comes their way.

[Centurion2000]

Here's a map showing where they are planning to hold exercises based on this article.

Looks like they are getting ready to block the Gulf entrance, invade Iraq and defend against Afghanistan.

[agrace]

Hmmm.

[tet68]

Drug traffickers killed 8 police officers during a firefight in southeastern Iran last week.

Navy Seals?