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2012-01-18 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran Warns Saudi to Reconsider Vow to Open Oil Taps

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Posted by Fred 2012-01-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 With lots of encouragement from Iran, which has tried to destabilize and overthrow the Saud several times now (resulting in decapitated Iranians), the Saud for their part have been actively building up their defenses, preparing to kill Iranians like no tomorrow if they try it on.

Posted by Anonymoose 2012-01-18 08:37|| 2012-01-18 08:37|| Front Page Top

#2 And that buildup is resulting in tens of thousands of well-paying jobs for Westerners in Saudi Arabia, since the Arabs cannot maintain high tech gear to save their lives. The only reasons the Saudi Air Force is able to fly are two-fold: 1) they keep buying brand new planes; and 2) they pay thousands of Westerners to maintain their aircraft. Without both of those being true, the Saudi Air Force becomes a very expensive collection of lawn darts.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2012-01-18 19:37|| 2012-01-18 19:37|| Front Page Top

#3 ION TOPIX > [Fars News = FNA] IRANIAN SUBS SET AMBUSH FOR US AIRCRAFT CARRIERS IN PERSIAN GULF.
SSKS = Diesel-electric Mini-subs.

Nice to know, but IMO Iran's primary method would be to attack US CVNS + BGS wid wave after wave of cheap BMS + TLCMS, followed by the IRGC's fast speedboats.

SEAFORTS, e.g. China's "dual-use" state-owned oil rigs in the South China Sea???

The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow area - the SSKS are better used either in front of the SoH, or espec past the SoH further up the Gulf. IN WAR, THE USN IS UNLIKELY TO SEND ANY CVNS PAST THE SOH UNLESS IRAN'S LAND-BASED ANTI-NAVAL DEFENSES ARE FIRST NULLED OR DESTROYED.

IMO the real US-Iran battle front will be the Sea of Oman + peripherals - IRAN WILL NOT CLOSE THE SOH UNLESS IT HAS ALREADY DECIDED TO STRIKE + COMBAT USN FORCES IN THE SEA OF OMAN + OUTER.

* ALso from FNA > ANALYSTS CONFIDENT ABOUT [continuing]FAILURES OF US PRESSURES, THREATS AGZ IRAN.

The US = aligned won't get any.

* SAME > ASSASSINATION OF [nuke] SCIENTISTS SHOW ENEMIES' INABILITY TO BAR IRAN'S PROGRESS, as per Iran Deputy Minister Seyed Javod Sadatinejad.

* RUSSIA TODAY > "ATTACK ON IRAN WILL NOT BE AN EASY WALK" - [Russ FM] LAVROV.

ARTIC > LAVROV = denotes that Mama Russia fears wave after wave of War Refugees fleeing into the Caucasus + CAR [ex-SSRS], + ultimately pushing agz Russia's southern borders.

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* CHINESE MILITARY FORUM > [CSM.com] WHY IS RUSSIA PLANING IRAN WAR GAMES? RUSSIA HAS REPORTEDLY ASKED ITS MILITARY TO PLAN WAR GAMES TO DEAL WID POTENTIAL [REGIONAL] SPILLOVER FROM A US-IRAN CONFLICT.

* TOPIX > WEN JIABAO: CHINA SUPPORTS DIPLOMACY TO END US-IRAN STANDOFF, BUT STANDS AGZ IRAN'S DEVELOPMENT OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS.

Nuclear for Civilan/Consumer Energy is A-OK, NUCLEAR WEAPONS = A MIGHTY "HELL NO"!

Iran = North Korea + late Kim Jong-il = on their own widout Beijing's support iff they unilater dev NucWeaps.

IOW, Tehran cannot count on any support from BFFS Moscow or Beijing iff it ever decides to dev NucWeaps - NUCENERGY FOR RISING IRAN HAS A 000 FATHERS, NUCWEAPS FOR RISING IRAN IS AN ORPHAN.

* SAME > MEMBER OF PUBLIC COUNCIL UNDER RUSSIAN MINISTRY OF DEFENSE: "IFF WAR WID IRAN BEGINS, AZERBAIJAN'S MAIN DUTY WILL BE THE [military]PROTECTION OF THE CASPIAN SEA OIL + GAS FIELDS.

ARTIC = Azeri purchase of S-300 ADS was out of it + Regional fears that IRAN MAY LAUNCH ATTACKS ON UNFRIENDLY BUT NEUTRAL REGIONAL COUNTRIES IFF A US-ISRAELI-IRAN WAR DOES OCCUR, VEE "SHAHAB-III" LR BMS.

* SAME > RUSSIAN EXERCISES IN CAUCASUS PREPPING FOR IRAN WAR? KAVKHAZ-2012 in September.

Russia will repor also strengthen its military forces + capabilities in breakaway GEORGIAN regions, TO WHICH GEORGIA PROPER IS ACCUSING MOSCOW OF PLANNING "OFFENSIVE" MILEX TO ATTACK GEORGIA.

* SAME > [Russian, Regional] ANALYSTS: RUSSIA FEARS US-IRAN WAR WILL IGNITE [simul? multiple?] CAUCASUS CONFLICTS.

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There will likely be region-wide "spillover" from a US-Iran war, espec as the Mullahs had said years ago that Iran is not afraid to use the sovereign territories of its neighbors, wid or widout their consent, to wage anti-invasion, Vietnam-War styled, ASYMMETRIC "PEOPLE'S/
GUERILLA WAR" TO FIGHT + DEFEAT ANY US-LED GROUND FORCE INVASION + OCCUPATION OF IRAN.

Lest we fergit, the Mullahs also said years ago that iff Iran has its own Nukes-WMDS, or access to same, IT WILL DETONATE 'EM ON IRANIAN SOIL, CITIES + TOWNS ETC., IFF NEED BE TO DEFEAT THE ZIONIST CRUSADER US-WESTERN IMPERIALISTS + ALIGNED.

Apparently, Moscow = Mama Russia believes in 2012 that Iran's Mullahs will still stick to their guns.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-01-18 23:31|| 2012-01-18 23:31|| Front Page Top

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