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2018-01-02 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iran Charges Russia With Selling Out its Air Defense Secrets to Israel
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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-01-02 05:58|| || Front Page|| [1 views ]  Top
 File under: Govt of Iran 

#1 I recall the Iraqis coming out of their bunkers and firing at U.S. No Fly Zone aircraft back in 1999 and 2000, but only after the aircraft were well out of range. Empty shell casings for the battery commander to see during site inspections no doubt.
Posted by Besoeker 2018-01-02 07:01||   2018-01-02 07:01|| Front Page Top

#2 Let's not forget that the Israeli Intelligence services can very effective at discovering secrets.
Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2018-01-02 08:53||   2018-01-02 08:53|| Front Page Top

#3 This is either Russia helping us starting in the Obama era, or maybe trying to look helpful?

Either way, it looks like it's time to purchase the new-improved S-400 system!

Maybe Iran can design its own indigenous air defense system. They can use the supercavitating torpedoes for that, too!
Posted by gorb 2018-01-02 11:01||   2018-01-02 11:01|| Front Page Top

#4 How stupid do you have to be to buy a system like that from the Russians?
Posted by Abu Uluque 2018-01-02 11:03||   2018-01-02 11:03|| Front Page Top

#5 Putin owes us a kickback on account of that pallet load of cash that Baraq sent to the ayatollah.
Posted by Abu Uluque 2018-01-02 11:06||   2018-01-02 11:06|| Front Page Top

#6 Well, that's collusion for you...
Posted by Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2018-01-02 11:20||   2018-01-02 11:20|| Front Page Top

#7 WE have a special prosecutor they can borrow to get to the bottom of their Russian Collusion...
Posted by CrazyFool 2018-01-02 11:22||   2018-01-02 11:22|| Front Page Top

#8 Sounds like the whole system is compromised. Shut it all down. We won't attack. Honest.
Posted by DarthVader 2018-01-02 11:44||   2018-01-02 11:44|| Front Page Top

#9 If true, this is very funny. Ring in the New Year with a "Thank you, Vlad". Too funny.
Posted by Whiskey Mike 2018-01-02 13:06||   2018-01-02 13:06|| Front Page Top

#10 This sounds like the kind of story an intelligence agency not determined to undercut their own leaders might spread to undercut Russian sales into the region while also crippling enemies confidence in the arms they have.

It also sounds like the kind of a story a general might spread ahead of time to spread the blame when his people fail miserably in their attempt to stop an Israeli strike.
Posted by rjschwarz 2018-01-02 13:18||   2018-01-02 13:18|| Front Page Top

#11 Didn't Turkey just buy a Russian system?
Posted by 3dc 2018-01-02 15:24||   2018-01-02 15:24|| Front Page Top

#12 To paraphrase Marc DuQuesne "In a million years you might have descendants capable of understanding what Israel did".
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-01-02 17:05||   2018-01-02 17:05|| Front Page Top

#13 These people are such drama queens. They can't have bought a bum system - it must have been treachery. In all likelihood, the S-300 is over-hyped and under spec.
Posted by Zhang Fei 2018-01-02 17:35||   2018-01-02 17:35|| Front Page Top

#14 and manned by "Regime Loyal" (read Islamo-thug with monobrows) troops
Posted by Frank G 2018-01-02 18:00||   2018-01-02 18:00|| Front Page Top

#15 Horse trading. I wonder what the Russians got in return?
Posted by S. Crang1776 2018-01-02 18:57||   2018-01-02 18:57|| Front Page Top

#16 Wonder if the Israelis provided irrefutable proof of funding from Iran to certain terrorists within the RF borders?
Posted by P2kontheroad 2018-01-02 21:00||   2018-01-02 21:00|| Front Page Top

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