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Iran says fires missiles to Indian Ocean for first time
2011-07-10
Iran said on Saturday it test-fired two long-range missiles into the Indian Ocean
A big place, so it was hard for the Mad Mullahs™ to miss...
earlier this year, the first time it has fired missiles into that sea, according to state television.

"In the month of Bahman (Jan 21-Feb 19) two missiles with a range of 1,900 km (1,180 miles) were fired from Semnan province(in northern Iran) into the mouth of the Indian Ocean," Amir Ali Hajizadeh, head of the Revolutionary Guards' aerospace division, told a news conference some of which was shown on television.

Iran usually tests its missiles in extensive deserts in the heart of the country, so the firing into the Indian Ocean is an unusual move, aimed to prove Tehran's longstanding claims it can hit targets beyond its borders.
"Great news, Your Mullah-ness! We've successfully hit the Indian Ocean!"
"Excellent, Mahmoud. West or East Indian Ocean?"
"We'll know that in a day or two."
Television showed a missile being fired but the announcer did not specify if the pictures were of the Indian Ocean test-firing. No pictures were shown of a target being hit at sea.

The announcement came after a 10-day military exercise by the elite Guards that was designed to deter Iran's enemies by showing Iran is ready and able to hit back at U.S. bases in the Middle East and at Israel.
Posted by:746

#2  More ... ...

* PEOPLE'S DAILY FORUM > [IRGC] IRAN TO TARGET US AIRCRAFT CARRIERS IFF ATTACKED.

* TOPIX > IRAN: US AIRCRAFT CARRIERS ARE MOVING TARGETS.

Iff + when any US-Iran war de facto breaks out, IMO given its budding LRBM, Nuke arsenals Iran for the time being is most likely to hold back + allow the US = US-Allies to mil invade.

As per the 1980's Iran-Iraq War, Iran will prob engage in a Regional "WAR OF THE SCUDS", or other LRBM variants, selectively striking at US-NATO, Israeli targets while keeping the majority of any early-design but reliable Nuke-WMD Warheads for "defensive" use agz large enemy ground forces + Coastal, Gulf elements. IRAN'S PRIMARY WEAPONS WILL BE REGIONAL LIMITED/SELECTIVE NUCLEAR? WAR, + MOST ESPEC INTERNAT "PROXY WAR" I.E. REGIONAL, GLOBAL NUCLEAR TERRORISM.

The above will change iff no war occurs + time moves forward beyond 2015 or 2020, whereupon Iran will likely switch from the geopol = strategic "defensive" over to "offensive" as its MilNuke, etc. techs improves.

Besides domestic unrest + the Shia-Iran-vs-Sunni-Saudis struggle for ideo control of Islam + the desired future OWG Caliphate, Iran's only other worry would be a sudden collapse of BFF NORTH KOREA = Kimmie + Clearly-Grass-is-Beef Boyz in NE Asia.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2011-07-10 21:45  

#1  Uh, uh, BE GENTLE = ITS THEIR FIRST TIME???

gut nuthin.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2011-07-10 03:01  

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