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Iran’s Air Defense, an Empty Bluff!
Townhall ^ | Sep 5, 2021 | Cyrus Yaghobi

Posted on 09/05/2021 1:08:52 AM PDT by Irannewswire

On September 1, the Iranian regime's propaganda machine, on the ‎anniversary of the formation of its air defense force, announced another ‎new achievement in its military industry and unveiled two new products, ‎the so-called Borhan Air defense system, and the Alborz 3D radar.‎

The Iranian regime claims that the Alborz radar system can ‎simultaneously intercept 300 targets within 450 km and the Borhan ‎analysis system, after analyzing the information obtained, transmits the ‎information to the command center in the shortest time so that the ‎decision to destroy the target can be made.‎

But what is the reality? ‎

In fact, the Iranian regime is not only incapable of building such systems ‎but cannot even make much simpler tools. It suffices to examine the ‎events of last January to find out the truth about Iranian technical ‎capability. ‎ At 6:19 a.m., shortly after takeoff from Tehran Airport, a Ukrainian ‎passenger Jet was hit by two missiles and shot down by Tehran air ‎defense, killing all 176 people on board, including innocent men, women, ‎and children. ‎ Iran immediately denied launching any missiles at the plane, and even ‎before the plane's black box was obtained and analyzed, blamed the crash ‎on the plane's technical defect. ‎

The Iranian regime wanted to hide the scandal it had created. And when ‎the news of the downing of the plane by the Tehran anti-air defense ‎system leaked to the media, a spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces ‎called the claim a "mere lie" and stressed that "This is being pursued by ‎the enemies in favor of the Americans and this is another conspiracy in ‎the field of psychological warfare." ‎

But shortly afterward the US intelligence officials said that infrared ‎satellite imagery showed with certainty the firing of two surface-to-air ‎missiles approaching the fuselage.‎

‎ And, of course, later the video footage of the second missile approaching ‎and hitting the plane, by a resident of the area who witnessed the incident ‎and was able to record it with his cell phone was shown on social ‎networks and took away the possibility of further denial from the Iranian ‎regime. ‎

After three days, Ali Haji Zadeh, the IRGC’s Air defense commander was ‎forced to confirm that the plane had been shot down by an operator of the ‎Air defense system, who had mistaken it for a cruise missile and fired at ‎it! ‎ Imagine when the Iranian Regime’s Air defense system is not even able to ‎differentiate a passenger plane that took off a few minutes before from ‎Tehran airport and is gaining altitude heading west with a cruise missile ‎that is tens times smaller in size and heading toward Tehran, and a ‎command system that is not able to analyze such a thing, then how can ‎one expect such a baseless claim that Iran has built systems that can ‎simultaneously intercept 300 targets at a distance of 450 kilometers?! ‎ Of course, a glance at the Iranian regime’s forces in Syria fully clarifies the ‎bogusness of this claim. ‎ In Syria, we witness Israel continuously targeting bases and forces ‎affiliated with the Iranian regime with planes and missiles, inflicting ‎heavy casualties on them each time. But so far, the Iranian regime has not ‎been able to take any action against these Israeli attacks. This situation is ‎so humiliating to the Iranian Regime that they do not even publish the ‎news of these attacks and announce the casualties in these attacks as a ‎result of other incidents!‎

The question is if Iran has such capabilities that it claims, why doesn't it ‎deploy them in Syria to protect its forces? Of course, the answer is obvious ‎because it does not have such a capability. ‎

On the other hand, one might ask why do some media outlets in other ‎countries publish this Iranian propaganda news? And why do countries ‎like the United States, which are fully aware of the propaganda nature of ‎these claims, remain silent about them? ‎ The reason is that although they are fully aware of the capabilities of the ‎Iranian regime and the futility of these claims, such news is useful for ‎their arms sales to countries in the region, and as a result, they not only ‎do not react negatively to such news but also the publication of this news ‎is welcomed. ‎

The claim of a country that cannot even build a complete automobile and ‎assembles cars that were produced with the technology of 30 years ago ‎and are not even allowed to drive them in the European countries’ roads ‎should not be taken seriously. These claims by the Iranian regime have no ‎other use than to boost the morale of their unmotivated forces and are ‎baseless propaganda.‎

Cyrus Yaqubi is a Research Analyst and Iranian Foreign Affairs ‎Commentator investigating the social issues and economy of the Middle ‎East countries in general and Iran in particular.‎


TOPICS: Egypt; Foreign Affairs; Israel; Russia; Syria; War on Terror
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1 posted on 09/05/2021 1:08:52 AM PDT by Irannewswire
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To: Irannewswire

The Iranians claims that the Alborz radar system can ‎simultaneously intercept 300 targets within 450 km and the Borhan ‎analysis system, after analyzing the information , transmits in the shortest time so the ‎decision to destroy the target can be made.‎

But what is the reality?>>>>>>>>>

The reality is that some Alahwahoo Whackbar idiot just pulls the trigger and shoots down any passenger airliner without needing a “system.”

Indeed that is their “system.”


2 posted on 09/05/2021 1:15:47 AM PDT by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism:http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html) )
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To: Irannewswire

“On the other hand, one might ask why do some media outlets in other ‎countries publish this Iranian propaganda news? And why do countries ‎like the United States, which are fully aware of the propaganda nature of ‎these claims, remain silent about them? “

Sun Tzu- Better to have your enemy think they are strong when they are weak.


3 posted on 09/05/2021 1:35:31 AM PDT by BiglyCommentary
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To: Candor7

I’ve seen more threatening Disney World rides

Wonder what ever became of this wet dream of theirs: http://globalmilitaryreview.blogspot.com/2013/02/iranian-qaher-f-313-stealth-fighter-jet.html

4 posted on 09/05/2021 1:42:19 AM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: martin_fierro
Reminds of the WWII era Suicide sub of Japan:
5 posted on 09/05/2021 2:08:25 AM PDT by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism:http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html) )
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To: Irannewswire

Every totalitarian society has its Baghdad Bob.
Iran has one.

Ours is CarrotTop.


6 posted on 09/05/2021 6:21:41 AM PDT by bobbo666 (Baizuo)
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To: bobbo666

Same guys say they could just roll over the IDF and IAF at
will.

Fact is Israel has some 500 modern American fighter jets,
including at least a squadron of F-35 stealth fighters.
German made missile firing subs, missile silos all over Israel, and at least 100 nuke bombs we know of.

Iran may get a bomb in weeks but the Israeli / American
anti missile tech is battle proven and in its 3rd generation. Israeli meanwhile has consistantly blown up
Irans nuke factories and used software viruses to slow
the bombs use.


7 posted on 09/05/2021 7:25:06 AM PDT by Zenjitsuman (f)
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