Posted on 05/05/2025 10:45:42 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Iran unveiled a new solid-fueled ballistic missile and claims it has stationed similar systems nationwide, according to state-run TV, which cited military officials promising the ability to strike U.S. bases and interests “wherever they are” if war breaks out.
On Sunday, Iranian state media broadcast images of the new “Qassem Basir” missile during a televised appearance by Defense Minister Gen. Aziz Nasirzadeh, amid rising tensions with Washington over Tehran’s growing missile capabilities and nuclear enrichment program.
The missile reportedly boasts a 745-mile range, precision strike capacity without GPS, and improved defense-evading agility. According to Nasirzadeh, the system was last tested on April 17 and is capable of identifying and hitting designated targets among multiple without satellite guidance.
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Yet Trump and Witkoff keep playing patty cake with these deranged mullahs. Why?
What choice do they have? A pre-emptive strike and anger ALL of the Middle East.
Iran is in the FA phase of FAFO.
More like a last ditch effort to avoid what they’ve deserved and blatantly been asking for, for going on fifty years.
No GPS.
So, INS and optical/radar guidance only?
BS.
are you a superior strategist
Hopefully Iran thinks twice before doing anything
We are just going to have to have the “Golden Dome” up and operating with all deliberate speed. Not haste, which may leave gaps and glitches in operations, but a sure and reliable defense.
Reagan simply THREATENED to create such a “Star Wars” defense system, and it broke up the Soviet Empire by bankrupting them trying to play “keep-up”.
Today the technology of “shooting a bullet with a bullet” has been largely perfected, as witness the “Iron Dome” over Israel.
I had the same thought,,, mmmmmm
745-mile range? I don’t think that will reach Diego Garcia so they might want to rethink that statement
Yet Trump and Witkoff keep playing patty cake with these deranged mullahs. Why?
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Well this flies in the face of the false narrative that Trump is an evil S.O.B. I think he genuinely gives a crap about the lives of civilian and military soldiers, even in the armies of our enemies. Trump has no stomach for widespread civilian casualties and he’s expressed this outwardly and indirectly many times. Not saying he won’t do what needs to be done but he is much more a dove than many republicans, (especially neocons), would prefer our president to be.
I’ve heard laser weaponry will make supersonic obsolete and we are ahead of everyone in lasers. Maybe someone with more defense knowledge than I can confirm?
But MTG says she’s against foreign wars. Bless her heart. If only it were that easy. The enemy always gets a vote in these matters.
Thank you Obama/Biden/Democrat Party.
Ronald Reagan was so ahead of his time.
Just let Israel use the damn MOABs we sold them that Biden kept from them for 2 years. And most of the "Middle East" hates the Islamic Republic, and would be perfectly happy to see them neutered.
Nonsense. Israel's vaunted "Iron Dome" - and two batteries of Arrow and HIMARS missiles failed to shoot down a HOUTHI ballistic missile (made by Iran) that struck Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday. What makes you think we can stop these new ones? And drones are even harder.
Bkmk
Iran's nuclear weapons facilities are in the middle of a mountain range near no towns or cities. But under many tons of solid rock.
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