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| Iran test-fires more missiles in Persian Gulf |
| 2008-07-10 |
| TEHRAN, Iran - Iran test-fired more long-range missiles overnight in a second round of exercises meant to show that the country can defend itself against any attack by the U.S. or Israel, Iranian state television reported Thursday. The weapons have "special capabilities" and included missiles launched from naval ships in the Persian Gulf, along with torpedoes and surface-to-surface missiles, the broadcast said. It did not elaborate.A brief video clip showed two missiles being fired simultaneously in the darkness. Wow. Two at once. And in the dark. I wonder if that's their "special capability"? Among the missiles Iran said it tested Wednesday was a new version of the Shahab-3, which officials have said has a range of 1,250 miles and is armed with a 1-ton conventional warhead. That would put Israel, Turkey, the Arabian peninsula, Afghanistan and Pakistan all within striking distance. ...and the probable real reason for their little show. Oil prices jumped on news of Wednesday's tests, rising $1.44 to $137.48 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #18 ALso from STRATEGYPAGE > HIZBULLAH READY FOR ANOTHER ROCKET WAR. In next Israeli-Hizb Lebanon conflict, Israel may face up to 300 LONG-RANGE ROCKETS + approxi 5000 SHORT-RANGE ROCKETS, which Irael intends to take out using mainly GROUND FORCES OPERATIONS. ARTICLE - CLAIMS UN PEACEKEEPERS IN LEBANON ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING TO STOP THE HIZZIES, HUZZIES, HEZZIES, etal. FROM REARMING WID ROCKETS,ETC. BUT ARE ALLEGEDLY ONLY "PRETENDING TO DO THEIR JOB"??? Uh, uh - YEAH FOR UNIFIL??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-07-10 23:09 |
| #17 See also STRATEGYPAGE > NAVAL DEFENSES [US] AGAINST IRANIAN MISSLES. Iran versus the USN AEGIS System. USN confident on AEGIS, but worries more about Iranian attacks agz LAND BASES/ TARGETS, espec vv SHORT-RANGE MISSLES which AEGIS wasn't designed for. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-07-10 23:01 |
| #16 Uh, note the date on that... 2007! I believe the Lincoln carrier group is the only one in theater at the moment. |
| Posted by: Bertie Gloter8840 2008-07-10 22:53 |
| #15 Third Carrier task Force is significant |
| Posted by: jds 2008-07-10 22:35 |
| #14 When the get an MAU ready, let me know (for occupying Bandar Abbas so we can emplace MLRS and take the Iranian occupied islands in the straights). |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2008-07-10 18:17 |
| #13 U.S. Navy sends third carrier to Gulf Reuters | July 10, 2007 The U.S. navy has sent a third aircraft carrier to its Fifth Fleet area of operations, which includes Gulf waters close to Iran, the navy said on Tuesday. "Enterprise (aircraft carrier) provides navy power to counter the assertive, disruptive and coercive behaviour of some countries, as well as support our soldiers and marines in Iraq and Afghanistan," a U.S. Navy statement said. The move comes weeks after a flotilla of U.S. warships sailed through the narrowest point in the Gulf to hold exercises off Iran's coast in a major show of force. Tension over Tehran's nuclear ambitions has raised regional fears of a military confrontation. Recent U.S. naval presence in the Gulf has been the largest since the 2003 Iraq war. The Fifth Fleet area of operations includes the Arabian Gulf, Arabian Sea, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman and parts of the Indian Ocean. Enterprise joins the Stennis and the Nimitz |
| Posted by: Sherry 2008-07-10 15:23 |
| #12 How are they gonna hit a carrier group? Just asking. |
| Posted by: .5MT 2008-07-10 15:11 |
| #11 Says here that Fifth fleet is on the move. Destination: Persian Gulf Two can play intimidation games... |
| Posted by: mojo 2008-07-10 13:12 |
| #10 I say seal the borders, and starve them out. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2008-07-10 11:53 |
| #9 Hey, the enemy that predicts our immanent demise has mobile missiles that can hit US carrier groups. Maybe we have to take out large areas, where the missiles might be posted. How on earth could we do that? Let's dust off the shelves, and see what we have. Hey, the Ayatollahs are raking in more money for missiles everyday. And in face of our indulgence, they will soon have a nuclear ICBM capability. Why is this happening? |
| Posted by: McZoid 2008-07-10 11:51 |
| #8 the special capabilities refer to the Shahab3's new RV, which uses GPS to reduce its CEP from 3km to 500m or so. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2008-07-10 11:50 |
| #7 That's it Iran. Blow your wad. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2008-07-10 11:29 |
| #6 cc the Photoshop, to me it looks like a failed launch covered up. Maybe the reason for the night launch. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2008-07-10 10:45 |
| #5 Uncle is right on. Oil goes down $10.00, shoot off some missiles, threaten war, whatever, until the price goes up. |
| Posted by: plainslow 2008-07-10 10:41 |
| #4 Looks like they photoshopped yesterdays launch. |
| Posted by: Beavis 2008-07-10 10:18 |
| #3 Hopefully the "special capabilities" isn't a NorK Nuke.. |
| Posted by: Linker 2008-07-10 09:20 |
| #2 Hopefully the "special capabilities" isn't a NorK Nuke.. |
| Posted by: Linker 2008-07-10 09:20 |
| #1 Attempting to cripple our economy with oil prices they are... |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2008-07-10 09:01 |