The reality is that the most effective weapon
Iran has is its ability to block the world's oil. American commanders claim that
they can keep the Straits open. American generals are fools or liars. They said
they could win in Viet Nam, Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan...... You get the idea?
Military Forces Of Iran
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These forces total about 545,000 active personnel (not
including the
Police Force and the
Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution)....
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The Iranian Military consists of the
Islamic Republic of Iran Army,
Islamic Republic of Iran Navy,
Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, and the
Iranian Air Defense Force. The regular armed forces have an estimated
545,000 personnel: the
Islamic Republic of Iran Army, 465,000 personnel; the
Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, 28,000 personnel, and the
Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, 52,000
airmen.
Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defense Force is a branch split off from
the
IRIAF..........
Iran's military was called the Middle East's
most powerful by
General
John
Abizaid chief of
United States Central Command (U.S. forces' commander in the region).
However General Abizaid said he did not include the
Israel Defense Forces as they did not fall into his area of operations.
However, in reality Iran's military spending in 2010 were only $7.044bln,
approximately 6 times less than Saudi Arabia [$42.917bln], and 2 times less
than United Arab Emirates and Israel [and ~98 times less than the US]. Iran's
military spending is a very modest 1.8% of GDP, compared to >11% for Saudi
Arabia, 6.3% for Israel, and 4.7% for the US.
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A big outfit. Have they got the right kit? Do they know how to use it? Have
they got the moral fibre to do what it takes under fire? We might find
out the hard way.
Iran's Missile Forces
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On November 2, 2006, Iran fired unarmed missiles to begin
10 days of
military simulations. Iranian state television reported "dozens of
missiles were fired including
Shahab-2
and Shahab-3
missiles. The missiles had ranges from 300 km to up to 2,000 km. Iranian
experts have made some changes to Shahab-3 missiles installing cluster
warheads in
them with the capacity to carry 1,400 bombs." These launches come after some
United States-led military exercises in the
Persian Gulf on October 30, 2006, meant to train for blocking the
transport of
weapons of mass destruction.
Iran is also believed to have started the development of an ICBM/IRBM missile
project, known as
Ghadr-110
with a range of 3000 km; the program is paralleled with advancement of a
satellite launcher named
IRIS.
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The Wiki's missile article mentions a lesser mileage,
a mere 1,200 miles
but enough to hit Israel. That is the real issue.
Shahab-3
QUOTE
The Shahab-3B differs from the basic production variant. It has improvements
to its guidance system and warhead, a few small changes on the missile body,
and a new re-entry vehicle whose terminal guidance system and rocket-nozzle
steering method are completely different from the Shahab-3A's spin-stabilized
re-entry vehicle.
The new re-entry vehicle uses a triconic aeroshell geometry
(or 'baby bottle' design) which improves the overall
lift to drag ratio for the re-entry vehicle. This allows greater range
maneuverability which can result in better precision. The triconic design also
reduces the overall size of the warhead from an estimated 1 metric ton
(2,200 lb) to 700 kg (1,500 lb).
The rocket-nozzle control system allows the missile to change
its trajectory several times during re-entry and even terminal phase,
effectively preventing pre-calculated intercept points of radar systems - which
is a method nearly all
ABM systems use these days. As a high-speed ballistic missile and
pre-mission fueling capability, the Shahab-3 has an extremely short
launch/impact time ratio. This means that the
INS/gyroscope guidance would also remain relatively accurate until impact
(important, given the fact that the gyroscopes tend to become more inaccurate
with longer flights). The
CEP is estimated to be at 30–50 metres (98–160 ft) or less. However, the
accuracy of the missile is largely speculative and cannot be confidently
predicted for wartime situations.
These improvements would greatly increase the Shahab-3B's
survivability against ABM systems such as Israel's
Arrow 2 missile as well as being used for precision attacks against high
value targets such as command, control and communications centres.
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How many? How accurate? It is guess work. War is the only honest test. Finding
out would be bad news.
Rioters
In Iran Send A Message [ 5 January 2018 ]
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As tens of thousands marched in the streets of Tehran on Wednesday in
support of the regime, the head of the Revolutionary Guard Corps assured
Iranians the “sedition” had been defeated. Maj. Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari is
whistling past the graveyard.
The protests that broke out a week ago and spread and became riots are a
fire bell in the night for the Islamic Republic.
UNQUOTE
Jews in America, especially Zionist crazies have
long been trying to get America to invade
Iran for them. The result would be cutting
off all Oil from the Arabian Gulf, which would cause
major dissatisfaction and World War III. The
Pentagon is not stupid enough to go along with it.
Jews Increase Efforts To Make Americans Invade Iran
[ 19 December 2021 ]
QUOTE
As the US was finally in the process of trying to exit the
disastrous, 20-year Afghan war in August, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali
Bennett came to Washington D.C. to push Biden to increase US hostilities against
Iran.
Israeli insiders
revealed ahead of Bennet’s White House visit that Israel planned to use the
‘humiliating surrender of the US to the Taliban’ to lead Biden to ‘flex US
muscle toward Iran.’ Naftali Bennett’s mission in meeting with Biden was, they
reported, to convince him that Iran ‘poses a tangible and significant threat to
the entire world,’ and that the U.S. must take action against Iran.
Recently, Israel’s defense minister and the head of the Mossad visited Biden
with what it claimed was “intelligence about Iranians’ uranium enrichment,”
reminiscent of earlier claims about what turned out to be Iraq’s
non-existent “weapons of mass destruction.”
On Dec. 2nd, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett phoned US Secretary of
State Antony Blinken [ another Jew ] to pressure him on Iran. According to Israeli media the
call was “long
and tough.” Blinken, an Israel partisan who helped procure a
quarter of a billion dollars for Israel during its 2014 bombing of Gaza,
said he’d had “a very good” talk with Bennett, adding: “We have exactly the same
strategic objectives.”
And just a few days ago Israel’s defense minister and head of the Mossad came
to DC to once again pressure
Biden
officials on Iran. According to the Times of Israel, they’re pushing for the
U.S. to take
military action against Iran.
This is not new.
Donald Trump recently
said that he had discovered early in his presidential tenure that Netanyahu
was not interested in pursuing a peace deal; instead he was trying to “use him
against Iran.”
Some other Republicans have also opposed wars for Israel. One of the most
clear spoken was Illinois Congressman
Paul Findley, who served in Congress for 22 years.............................
“The situation is highly dangerous. America has already paid a towering
price for our subservience to Israel, and great additional burdens seem
inevitable….
….All U.S. citizens must accept a measure of responsibility for Israel’s
grip on America. Those of us who knew what was happening did not protest
with sufficient force and clarity. Those who did not know should have taken
their responsibility as citizens more seriously. They should have informed
themselves.
The scene is likely to improve only if U.S. elected officials are
criticized so forthrightly from home that they fear a constituent revolt
more than they fear Israel’s lobby. This, of course, will not happen until
the countryside benefits from a rigorous and edifying public debate about
Israel’s role in our national life.
Pat Buchanan is another who has opposed such wars for many years.
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Alison Weir
of the organisation
If Americans Knew
writes at length but then her subject is important.
America has just lost one pointless war, after 20 years in
Afghanistan. Its High Command is grossly
incompetent. Politicians are being manipulated by the
Puppet Masters, by
Zionist crazies. Be aware the prime minister until recently was
Benjamin Netanyahu, a profoundly evil Jew &
mass murderer, still on trial for thieving.
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