Agency: Iran to hold military maneuvers with surface-to-surface missiles targeting “bases”

[maddezmom]

Source: AP

By Associated Press, Updated: Sunday, July 1, 11:05 AM
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards are planning war games this week, including drills with surface-to-surface missiles aimed at models of foreign bases, the official IRNA news agency reported Sunday.

It said the maneuvers would begin Monday in Iran’s central desert and last three days.

The report quoted Gen. Ami Ali Hajizadeh, chief of the airspace unit of the Guards. He said the message of the maneuvers to “adventurist” nations in the region and the West is that “Iran will respond to any possible evil” in a “strong and crushing” way.

He said the maneuvers are also aimed at assessing the accuracy and effectiveness of warheads and systems.

The announcement coincides with the beginning of a European Union oil embargo meant to pressure Iran over its nuclear program. The West suspects Iran wants to build nuclear weapons, and Israel has hinted at an attack if diplomatic efforts and sanctions fail to eliminate the threat.


Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/report-iran-to-hold-massive-missiles-maneuver/2012/07/01/gJQA7BI0FW_story.html

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Iran vows to confront "malicious" embargo

DUBAI, July 1 (Reuters) - Iran pledged to counter the impact of a European Union oil embargo which took full effect on Sunday, saying it had built up $150 billion in foreign reserves to protect itself.

The EU ban on crude imports is part of a push by Western countries aimed at choking Iran's export earnings and forcing it to curb a nuclear programme they fear includes weapons development. Tehran says it has no such plan.

"We are implementing programmes to counter sanctions and we will confront these malicious policies," Mehr news agency quoted central bank governor Mahmoud Bahmani as saying.

He said the effects of the sanctions were tough but that Iran had built up $150 billion in foreign reserves.

more: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/07/01/iran-sanctions-idINL6E8I12DK20120701

[TheWraith]

1. Translation: they're theatening the Israeli nuclear reactor at Dimona.

You destroy our means of producing nuclear weapons, we'll destroy yours. Messily.

[bananas]

2. No, they're threatening to attack NATO bases in Turkey and other countries.

They can't hit Dimona, and China warned them not to blockade the gulf.
So they're threatening an air war with NATO, which is just stupid.

[TheWraith]

3. They've threatened Dimona before.

It's a target with relatively high potential for collateral damage, if they can hit the thing. NATO bases may be tempting, but they're also pretty spread out and designed to be resistant against long range missile strikes. I would think Dimona would be more appealing to their mindset.

[may3rd]

5. NO, They are threatening the "banana" oil republics just over the horizon with the full backing of

feeling their oats?

better eat your wheaties holy men.

Iran threatens oil blockade
Iran threatened to trigger an international energy crisis when its parliament drafted a bill to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway to a fifth of the world’s traded oil.

....The Iranian parliament furthermore holds little power and a decision on the blockade would be taken by the regime’s leadership.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/9371090/Iran-threatens-oil-blockade.html

just wagging the dog ,
throwing a morale boost bone at the chest beating military exercise participants

[may3rd]

6. The only 'bases' that would be hit in Turkey are refugee camps and that would be from volleys of

artillery from Basher loyalists

I could be wrong though. Syria claims Turkey is giving refuge to border crossing 'tera-ists'

[boppers]

4. That's a magnitude of range larger.

The "OMG THEY'RE TRYING TO DRIVE US INTO THE SEA" shtick is getting a bit old.