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Iran Tests Naval Cruise Missile During War Games
Hugh Pickens writes "Iran says it has successfully test fired a cruise missile during naval exercises near the Strait of Hormuz, and the surface-to-sea missile, known as the Qader, struck its targets with precision and destroyed them. Iran had previously announced that it intended to test a missile during the exercises, raising fears that it might try to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for tougher international sanctions. The Qader missile is said to be capable of striking warships at a range of about 125 miles, a distance that would include some American forces in the Gulf region as Iran is about 140 miles at its nearest point from Bahrain, where the U.S. Fifth Fleet is based. Analysts say Iran's increasingly strident rhetoric, which has pushed oil prices higher, is aimed at sending a message to the West that it should think twice about the economic cost of putting further pressure on Tehran. 'No order has been given for the closure of the Strait of Hormuz,' Iran's state television quoted navy chief Habibollah Sayyari as saying. 'But we are prepared for various scenarios.'"
then why dont you go fight in that fucking naval battle and die, yourself ? instead of other people dying for your enjoyment and corporations' profit ? you would do all of us a favor and also go out with a bang.
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Yes so damn cool Iran. Too bad the US could most likely shoot those down miles away from target. So sorry Iran, we are only many, many more years technologically more advanced. Yeah, don't think the US thinks Iran is that scary.
Taking away Israel's nukes would make things settle down?
Has anyone told you that you're an utter retard today?
Just in case they haven't, msobkow you're a utter retard.
some want people die for others' enjoyment, others play moron for others' enjoyment. one of these are much more noble than the other. guess which.
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iran is posturing and threatening. its not like in the past 6 months united states of invaderica has not been trying to build up a war with iran, then sent spy drones, agents and whatnot into their country.
i see ignorance is as popular in america as ever.
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Iran is like that third-world pimply kid next door who thinks he can date the head cheerleader.
They don't have ICBMs. They fake missile launches. They can't refine nuclear weapons. They can't even get a monkey into space. Their suckage is legendary.
Really they're a dirty third-world country that want to pretend to be "the great Persian Empire" except they forgot that Iran was NOT the heart or the meat of said empire.
Welcome to third-world ass pimplehood, Iran. Your supreme Ayatola is the head pimple.
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The backlash of countering an act of war? Do you realize that closing the Strait of Hormuz would be an act of war on like 45 countries? Blockading the food and goods supply of countries is an act of war. The world doesn't give a shit about Iran's internal struggles and will get horribly pissed at them, and they'd be cheering the US and Israel the whole time. Just you dumb Eurotrash liberal droolers would get pissed, go ahead, have another sit in protest in a park ya whanker. Every country in the world, has a right, to send ships through Hormuz without interference by Iran.