Iran Test Fires Long-Range Shahab Missiles in War Games
Posted by Jim Hoft on Tuesday, July 3, 2012, 4:52 AM
The Iranian regime test fired several long-range missiles today in an exercise meant to mimic attacks on regional enemies.
The Washington Post reported:
Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards test fired several ballistic missiles on Tuesday, including a long-range variety capable of hitting U.S. bases in the region as well as Israel, Iranian media reported.
The official IRNA news agency said the surface-to-surface missiles successfully hit their targets, while semi-official Fars said the salvos included the so-called Shahab-3 missile. It quoted a leading officer as saying the missiles travelled distances of up to 1,300 kilometers, or 800 miles.
“So far, we have launched missiles from 300 to 1,300 kilometers in the maneuver,” said Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, who heads the Guards’ aerospace division. He hinted that some missiles had an even longer range.
Iran has tested a variety of missiles in previous war games, including a Shahab-3 variant with a range of 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles).
Israel is about 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) away from Iran’s western borders, while the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet is based in Bahrain, some 200 kilometers (120 miles) from Iranian shores in the Persian Gulf.
Meanwhile, Barack Obama is working on unilaterally reducing more of America’s nuclear arsenal.
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Militant conservative commented:
Obama will start a war soon w one of the middle east countries.
Blue Hen commented:
I’m not sure what the note about nuclear arsenals means in this context. We aren’t likely to emloy either strategic or tactical nuclear weapons in this instance, even if the Iranians do so. it’s true that this act can be perceived by others as a lack of resolve on obama’s part, and they’re most likely right.
Adirondack Patriot commented:
The Iranians are idiots. Just more target practice for our Patriot Missile battery crews.
Inshallah, pal.
In.
Shall.
Ah.
bg commented:
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US media is complicit in the ruination of America
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bg commented:
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re: #8 July 3, 2012 at 3:55 pm bg
Iran, Syria, Russia, China Plan Largest Middle East War Games Ever
more here..
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bg commented:
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July 3, 2012
US Sends Ships, Fighter Jets to Brace for Iran Threat
[“The message to Iran is, ‘Don’t even think about closing the strait,” the
Pentagon official told The Times. “We’ll clear the mines. Don’t even think
about sending your fast boats out to harass our vessels or commercial
shipping. We’ll put them on the bottom of the gulf.”]
please Iran, do something, give Obama the finger, anything.. /s/
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bg commented:
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sing O long
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lefty13 commented:
Everyones complaining our missiles are old…..so lets use them NOW and replace with new technology
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