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| Iran Warns Riyadh against Military Intervention in Bahrain | |
| 2011-03-16 | |
"Such moves will increase tension and undermine stability and security in the region," Vahidi told reporters on the sidelines of a parliament session here in Tehran on Wednesday. "The region will turn into a center for atrocity, hostility and clashes if such unwise moves that lack legality become a normality," Vahidi stressed, adding that such a change would definitely harm the regional nations. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast on Tuesday voiced Tehran's strong opposition to any foreign military intervention in Bahrain, and warned that any such move might entail dire consequences. Speaking to reporters in his weekly press conference here in Tehran, Mehman-Parast pointed to the recent uprising in Bahrain, and stated that deployment and intervention of foreign forces in Bahrain is "unacceptable" and would make problems more complicated and hard to resolve. Mehman-Parast reminded that the people in Bahrain are just expressing their legitimate demands in a peaceful manner. On Wednesday morning, Bahrain's security forces launched a crackdown on anti-government protestors by taking control of the Pearl Roundabout which has been the focal point of gathering of protestors since last month. The King of Bahrain has declared martial law, giving the military authority to end pro-democracy protests with the backing of 2,000 troops from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Some 10,000 Bahraini demonstrators marched on the Saudi embassy in the capital, Manama, yesterday to protest against the Saudi intervention, which an opposition statement said amounted to an occupation. Significant parts of the island kingdom, which has a population of 600,000, remain in the hands of protesters, seven of whom were killed yesterday by the security services. | |
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| #5 Versus * FREEREPUBLIC > BAHRAIN FACES "WAR OF ANNIHILATION", according to Shiite Opposition leader. * WORLDTRIBUNE > SHIITES, SUPPLIED BY IRAN, CONTROL MOST OF BAHRAIN. Sunni Monarchy repor on verge of collapse. * SAME > [Western sources]REPORT: US FIFTH FLEET ABANDONS BASE IN BAHRAIN, NAVY [NavForCentCom]DENIES EVACUATION UNDERWAY. * WND > [Albert Thompson = WND Commentary] HOW ISLAMISTS [Regional] COULD CRIPPLE US SEA POWER. Scenario depicts iff US Ally TURKEY joins a Regional Association/Alliance comprised of mostly post-Jasmine, pro-Islamist, anti-US/West Muslim States-Regimes ala MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD. In addition to the above-mentioned Islamists likely procuring of ADVANCED US, NATO-EU MILTECHS DUE TO TREATY-BASED BILATERAL COOPER WID TURKEY, ANTI-US/WESTERN SENTIMENTS MAY INDUCE THE SAME TO DENY STRATEGIC ACCESS TO THE US, NATO-EU FROM THE BLACK SAEA + BOSPHOROUS STRAITS, TO THE SUEZ CANAL + RED SEA = ARABIAN-OMAN GULFS + WEST INDIAN OCEAN. Moreso iff Islamist Iran, etc. procures or devs reliable ASBMS + other anti-Naval MilSys.IRAN WANTS TO SELL ITS NUCTECHS ON THE INTERNATIONAL ARENA [read, to other Muslim States. Oh yeah, 1980's MTV Video "DR FEELGOOD", aka "HOW I LEARNED TO WORRY BY NOT USING THE BOMB". |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-03-16 20:36 |
| #4 I say, Free Arabistan, Free Eastern Kurdistan Free South Azerbiajan Free Western Baluchistan Courtesy of the new Iraqi Army, paid for by the Saudis, would be a nice legacy of 'Bush's illegal war'. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2011-03-16 20:21 |
| #3 since Iran has no problem shooting and killing Shiite protesters in Iran, this shows the Shiite disturbance in Bahrain has Iranian agitation behind it. The US 5th Fleet might have something to do in an altercation there |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-03-16 16:42 |
| #2 A fight between Iran and Saudi Arabia would be very entertaining, though I doubt would achieve anything on its own, unless the Iraqi army got involved. The Saudis on their own are not big enough to invade Iran, but their weapons could beat about anything Iran threw at them, and blow the heck out of the Iranian military (defense budget about $38b/yr). Iraq does have enough of a military, and a good one at this point, to invade and conquer Iran, with Saudi help. And if the Iranians started it, I doubt the typical Iranian on the street would be too keen for supporting the regime. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-03-16 15:09 |
| #1 "I'm comin' over there with a few of my boys, see?..." |
| Posted by: mojo 2011-03-16 13:19 |