Iran vows 'crushing response' if attacked by Israel or U.S.
U.S. has plan in case attack on Iran needed, says army chief; Iran envoy to UN: We'll set Tel Aviv ablaze if Israel strikes us.
By The Associated Press Tags: Israel news Iran nuclear U.S.Iran vowed Sunday that it would deliver a "crushing response" to Israel and the United States should either attempt to attack the Islamic Republic over its contentious nuclear program.
The remarks made by a top commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) came just hours after the U.S. army chief told media that a plan was in the works should an attack become necessary.
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Technicians measuring parts of Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant in this undated photo. |
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"Security in the Persian Gulf region for all, or for none," Iran's IRNA news agency quoted Deputy IRGC Commander for Political Affairs Brigadier General Yadollah Javani as saying.
"The Persian Gulf is a strategic region." he added. "If security in this region is jeopardized, they will suffer, too, and our response will be firm.
Turning his attention to Israel, Javani said that Iran did not believe its enemy capable of attacking. Nonetheless, he said, Iran would be prepared in case that equation should change. "Iran never ignores its enemies. Hence, we have been increasing our defense and deterrence capabilities."
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Admiral Michael Mullen |
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"Iran will give a crushing response to its enemies," he added.
U.S. has plan in case attack on Iran needed, says army chief
Earlier Sunday, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen said Sunday that the U.S. military has a plan to attack Iran if necessary, but clarified that he considered such a strike to be a bad idea.
Mullen, the highest-ranking U.S. military officer, has often warned that a military strike on Iran over its contentious nuclear program would have serious and unpredictable ripple effects around the Middle East. At the same time, he has called the risk of Iran developing a nuclear weapon unacceptable.
Mullen would not say which risk he thinks is worse, but told NBC television's Meet The Press that a military strike remains an option if need be. Should come to that, Mullen added, the military has a plan at hand. He did not elaborate.
Both the U.S. and Israel have declared that the option of attacking the Islamic Republic must remain on the table.
Also Sunday, Iran's envoy to the United Nations warned that the Islamic Republic would set Tel Aviv ablaze if Israel dares attack it.
"If the Zionist regime commits the slightest aggression against Iranian soil, we will set the entire war front and Tel Aviv on fire," Mohammad Khazai said, Kashmar, the Farhang-e Ashti daily reported.
Last month, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said world leaders "believe absolutely" that Israel may decide to take military action against Iran to prevent the latter from acquiring nuclear weapons.
“Iran is not guaranteeing a peaceful production of nuclear power [so] the members of the G-8 are worried and believe absolutely that Israel will probably react preemptively,” Berlusconi told reporters following talks with other Group of Eight leaders.
Iranian military officials said last week that the United States and Israel would not dare attempt a military strike of Iran's nuclear sites, adding that they were confident that Tehran would easily repel such an attempt.
The United States, the United Nations and the European Union have each imposed new restrictions on Iran over its nuclear enrichment activities.
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where is the JDL in the wars America is presently fighting. We are in these horrific struggles basically because of the USA's government support of Israel. We have a coalition made up of military forces from countries all over the world. I have yet to see any reports that the JDL has fought and died in either Iraq or Afghanistan. Now Israel wants us to go to war against Iran. Where is the JDL? Are they only a modern powerful army against bottled-up Hamas and rock-throwing Palestinians? It seems that way, as they had their sixes handed to them the last time they strolled into Lebannon.
its the last think you can say about this mass murderer.
Considering recent troubles visiting Iran in Zahodan they need help a lot more than trouble. It's unfortunate. The only country with concrete experience of tracking down and terminating threat from suicide attackers is on Iran's list of no contact.
and more blah from Us and Israel, there will never be a war because israel's illegal existence is on the line!
Just nuke or strikeIran right the first time, and there will be no retaliation.
Why Americans sacrifice their own children for hell-raising spoiled Israel is beyond me. Let Israel do its own job and attack Iran if it has the guts. But instaed AIPAC and co tries to push USA into the most devastating war since Vietnam.
shiites-islamic iran is the greatest danger to the sunnites-islamic-arab countries. both have the ambitions and the power to dominate the islamic world. both are in deadly conflict with each other since the death of mohammed. shiites iran is the weakest side & the most fanatic among the two segments of the islamic faith and because of its weakness iran needs to be more fanatic & dangerous. changing the regime in iran can either be from inside the country and that can be very difficult as it was the situation with iraq under saddam or with the help and active participation with the sunnites arab countries that have great interest in seeing iran out of the way in the islamic world. attacking the regime in fanatic iran can be very dangerous and a most difficult operation. the war of saddam with iran is a prove an example to that.
Why does not anybody mention about Saudi Arabia's regime that is ruled by Islamic law (the Shari'a)? Because it bows to Amercian Imperialism and lets American oil companies suck its oil. When Iran defies this American Imperialism, Iran's regime is seen as evil. Also Israel is being ruled by religion. Israel's regime should be seen as evil too.
The sooner the better
Will they send their children out to martyr themselves again
Mr. Berlusconi is mistaken, and one only has to tap into the UNITED NATIONS fully recorded (Mr. Ahmadinejad) speech the last time he was here. His speech made perfect sense and was so offensive to America that they walked out. America was extremely embarrassed because they had no recourse or acceptable argument. Ahmadinejad is against nuclear weapons and he eloquently defended his position against them as evil. He really made America, Israel and the rest of the world look like emotionally disturbed retards. He has better things to do and the foolishness of Iran using nuclear weapons (even if he had them) is absurd. It was like Saddam Hussein and his explosive rhetoric towards America. Admiral Mullen is another incompetent retard, and the only thing that is "unacceptable " is loosing trillions of American dollars in a fantasy war of terrorism, making America more unsafe and vulnerable to attack, increasing terrorist activity throughout the world and NOT FINDING OSAMA BIN LADEN, (who still enjoys taunting America with his most excellent videos).
It will allow the American people to deliver a crush-ing blow to the Israeli establishment by demand-ing the US end it relationship and support for Israel and the UN suspend it as a member state. There is just so much good people will take from the war mongers and land thieves in Israel before they are forced to act , independently......Dutch P.S. Many people are already there anyhow after the Flotilla , Gaza and Lebanon in 2006. Plus vio-lence is a downward cycle in of itself. A dead end.
why not. regimes in the middle east are not buying armaments these days from the Military Industrial Complex these days so the best thing to do do is to stoke up war rhetorics in the middle east to let those regimes know that the MIC is there
Because of what is said in Bible in regard to WWWlll starting fron Persian Gulf ,a USA attack on Iran is remote,but this is not in Torah,but then an attack on Iran has to be approved by USA first.
Yes yes they will destroy Israel & set Tel Aviv ablaze. We seem to get another one of these threats just about every week can't they think of something more inventive for once. There are plenty of things they can threaten to do to Israel and it doesn't even have to be over the nuclear issue. Come on Ahmadinejad be inventive for once think of something to scare us. How about they will issue a fatwa on the next Israeli to win the lottery.
A portion of Iran and 100% of Israel would be destroyed!
I am confused as to how you figured that?? Or just your wishfull thinking, please stay out with your hopes and dreams.
Some reporter asks about contingency plans and get a stock answer. The US has plans for every imaginable contingency. Even for unimaginable ones. The Pentagon has plans for an invasion from Mars, probably. For the US to attack Iran would require that Obama Zee-out or an act of Congress. An act of Congress would require Republican vote and they won't vote for anything that costs a single dime unless it is to be spent on their corporate buddies. Congress hasn't voted for a war since 1941. So some reporter ask a question, Iran over-reacts and half the Israeli press goes into the zone. There is no story. Everybody raise their hands if they think Obama is going to attack out of the blue. Every else raise their hands if they think the US Congress is going to vote to declare war on Iran.
and you aren't privy to either Obama or the US congress. If they have plans, none of us know what they are, even you. BTW, so far, all Iran can do is holler.
all stupid comment obama will bring the end of israel ,obama been insuted by israelis for his speech in egypt and also his background,why we want to stay blind not to see that ? obama's prapared and ready plan could be also to get rid of israel than he goes back to amrica defeated (thats no problem) to be defeated in the usa agenda its not the first time they stil have the land america their country ,but for you israel is a rassian roullet ,even if you destoy iran later will stay iran but if israel is destroyed ? no replacement but an other country will be born instead,the cost is huge ,we must talk for peace not war ,peace not to be made by war,that theory is gone ,it proof doesnt give peace but more conflicts and destraction
you have very gentle enemy, Habib. Otherwise you would not want to talk about it. Israel cares that your tree continues. Not all enemies like that.
It seems clear that: - bombing Iranian nuclear facilities will make the American efforts even harder in Iraq , Afganistan, and Pakistan. - If there is bombing to be done, the US will do it. The US can survive any amount of diplomatic protest. - Mullen is repeating the conclusion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in about 2006 when President Bush asked the US Air Force to bomb Iran: bombewrs will get some, but not all Iranian bomb labs. Bombing will miss some and only damage others. US troops -- our "grunts" will have to go in and clean up after the bombers. - That will be a mess (a "balagan"?) beyond anything readers can imagine. The weapons sites are scattered around a big country. The US has already deployed every Regular Army division at least three times; every Guard/Reserve unit once; every Marine Corps brigade several times. We've been at war -- two wars -- since mid-2002. - When I visited Israel in May, I was surprised that hardly any Israelis had a sense of the people and money -- the "blood and treasure" -- the US has lost in fighting Iraq and Afghanistan.
the masses would better understand.
Iranians will be the first ones to aid both Israel and America when it comes to outing the mad men Iran has as their leaders now. Iran shoots women dead in the streets, had to call of a woman's stoning to death for adultery.... Iranians hate them more than we.
Iran has vastly improved this unstoppable anti-aircraft missile and reportedly sold some back to the Chinese. Good luck!
Those are supersonic missles. They will rip an aircraft carrier in two just with their velocity. Throw in some high powered explosives and standby. They would have two seconds warning if they were launched.
Arrow is designed to kill missiles Sunburn is designed to shoot down to sink ships not set Tel Aviv ablaze. Iran would also need to be suicidal to try and use any of those things against a US battle group. Assuming the US did decide to bomb Irans nuclear site they would probably chose specific targets for pinpoint accuracy. Sink or try to sink a ship then it becomes a different matter and the US won't be taking such a gentle approach the entire Iranian military machine and probably parts of Theran will be smashed. They can take the US by surprise once. Remeber the US has right now 3-4 carrier groups in the Gulf that alone is hundreds of planes, it has airbases It also if it decided to be nice to Israel for once has Israel which has bee described before as a permanent aircraft carrier. The US not only has hundreds of planes on Irans front door but they have Tomohawk cruise missiles. The Americans don't like it when their ships sink so Iran should beware.
Whatever, Iranian leadership is insane or authentically evil. Either they know not what they do or can't distinguish right from wrong or simply intent to do what normal and reasonable people think is wrong!
will this be before or after Iran attemps to wipe Israel off the map. אל תפחיד יונה עם ייו!!
And how would that be different than any other day? Iran, will not be allowed to become a Nuclear Threat.
If the US and Iran get into a military conflict with each other for reasons unrelated to Israel,Iran will attack Israel like Saddam Hussein did during the first Gulf War.Iranian balistic missiles will rain on Tel Aviv and God knows what warheads they will use. Like the individual Jew in the not so distant past Israel is a scapegoat and an ideal diversion for extremist regimes and their criminal domestic and international policies so Israel is totally justified in trying to prevent such potential attacks against its citizens
The sooner we neutralize Iran's nuclear threat the better. The longer we wait, the worse the repercussions will be. Iran represents a clear and present danger to world peace (in contrast to Afghanistan and Iraq, which do not and never did).
Iran only vows retaliation *after* being attacked. Israel is constantly threatening to attack Iran (after trumping up the Iraq war).
maybe you should study his words more closely? Israel did attack Iraq and Syria's nuclear plants. If she attacks Iran, they will be left mortally wounded and, Iran's own people will fight their own leaders who've made their lives worse than any other Muslim country. Israel takes these threats very seriously, I wouldn't want to go to war with Israel if I were an Iranian. Israel wins, and Iran loses it all.
It's a matter of time and the chess games we play with them. Iran will be attacked before she has the full nuclear capacity she so desires. Iran's statement to "wipe Israel from the map" will backfire on Iran and with the Iranian people aiding U.S. and Israel. Iran now, is an easy win. Her army will surrender and it's a piece of cake.
Unless you are 15 years old, there is no other way to describe you other than stupid. Take a trip down memory lane, nearly 10 years ago, Iraq was the "single most significant" threat to world peace, and a couple of years before that it was Afghanistan. Now yours saying that we were not. Ok, go for it, attack Iran and in 10 years time, when you try and attack another innocent nation like nigeria, tell the world that Iran wasnt a serious threat, but this time, Nigeria is! Grow up a little, you are messing with the lives of thousands of people.
Just a matter of time, Iran's had it. She's too easy a target, one old failing oil processing plant, one bomb, no oil production. Iran's lost dream of becoming nuclear, unless, one or more nukes hit Iran. That's the only way Iran will have a nuke, falling on them.
GB1, the father started. in the mean time we lost 6-7 years where it counted Afghanistan. Sadam and his 2 sons were nut jobs, but the real danger is in Afghan/Pakistan where the nukes are.
Ahmedinejhad spoke very clearly and eloquently at his last appearance at the United Nations. A nuclear attack on Israel or America wold be suicidal. I believe that he is not interested in a nuclear weapon. Sometimes having a big gun in the house can make life MORE dangerous. Ahmedinejhad does not want that big gun. The UN and other nations can talk and deal with this most reasonable man. Yes, it is true that what he says may be provocative and threatening, but we all know that his threats are empty and not in his good interest.
He really means that Iran will set Lebanon ablaze by using them to fire missiles at Israel on their behalf.
remember saddams threat of the mother of all battles and how that turned out? iran is no different, another punk leader sounding off, the us could totally distroy the country of iran with just one los angeles class submarine and it's missles. So shut up iran!!!
Iran makes a lot of noise but, that's all she has, bluster and threats to save her war torn ass. She's financing the Muslims against both Israel and the US. The next U.S. President will most probably 'fire away' at Iran and be done with it.
Iran screams but has no nukes yet. Doubtful that not only Israel and America want them stopped but, all of her neighbors as well. ( and her own populace is no longer patient to wait after the phony elections) Iran has made far too many enemies many of them local as well as both Israel and America.
I take it you are proud that with one button, your country has the capability to destroy the country of Iran and potentially kill up to 70 million people. Clap Clap, well done.
so far, all Iran has is rhetoric and not too bright at that. Threats bring conflict and this is where Iran is heading. Unfortunately, many Iranians will die and that is why they will resist their own governments aims to"wipe Israel from the map". They hate their own mad men more than we, they have to live with the pukes.
every country has the right to defend it self, including Iran.
Which is exactly what will happen if Iran gets too far out.
Like any other country that is pre-emptively attacked, Iran would have the right to strike back. Attacking iran will not be like attacking Palestinians that have nothing but small arms for defense. Israel would pay a heavy price for such a move and I do not believe it is willing to pay it.
Any action has a reaction. American politicians can start a war against Iran but if they do so they have acted for the interest of Israelis and not their own people. Once again Israel and their lobbyists are leading america into a war. The truth is that these double passport guys who are leading american foreign policy don't give a damn about interests of Americans. They see American people as mercenaries and America as a toolbox for Israel.
with an ideology of which the world has not yet had to deal with...Zionism. This ideology has so corrupted the american political system that it is going to take a catastrophe to wake the american people up.
It's called antisemitic scapegoat-ism which can be described like this:all evil is caused by Jews,evil caused by non-Jews is invented by Jews so everybody else from New Zeland to the US and everywhere else in between are angels&saints.Eliminate the Jews and everything will be perfect...Thye tried before they're still trying and if Jews dare defend themselves they're getting very angry...
Iraq war, Afghanistan, all American wars that Bush dictated and Obama followed up on. Israel has no part in either. Israel would have advised America to attack Iran and Syria who finance these same wars against America and her allies. Please try and pay attention and get your facts straight, if you're able.
you are on the money and everyone denies this fact which is going to be the downfall of the empire. Some might argue that it i already heading there.
Perhaps their adventures of threatening other states and developing nuclear weapons wasn't a good choice after all. I hope the people of Iran don't pay a heavy price for the actions of a government that abducted them.
Poor Iran, I almost feel sorry for it. When a country knows that it has no military response to a threat against it, what it does is try to use bluster to keep up its spirits. Iran is extremely weak. This is the country that fought for eight years against Iraq, the same Iraq that the U.S. defeated in a matter of weeks. After years of sanctions and a corrupt Islamic fascist dictatorship, Iran is even weaker now. With a missile shield to protect it, Israel will very quickly cripple Iran. I almost feel sorry for Iran, but not quite. After the destruction, I look forward to the people of Iran tearing apart Ahmadinijad and his fascist cronies and once again joining the family of nations.
The fascist Islamic dictatorship of Iran, which sponsors every terrorist sect in the Middle East except Al-Qaida, has had years to prepare the retaliation. It will be ferocious, terrorist, unscrupulous and devastating to Israel and to the U.S. by unconventional means, inflaming both Hamas and Hezballah against Israel in ways never yet seen before. Hezbollah will be bombing any Jewish kindergarden in Latin America, and make mashed potatoes out of any American institution abroad or even inside the USA. It has dormant agents, and scores of fanatical suicide bombers. I wouldn't try to attack the nuclear facilities of Iran, as that isn't a surprise anymore, for too many years. Mullen's words are not intelligent, as most of what comes out of the USA in terms of humint is.
Wasn't the USA helping Iraq fighting Iran in the war you refer to? So isn't it misleading to state that "Iran is extremely weak. This is the country that fought for eight years against Iraq, the same Iraq that the U.S. defeated in a matter of weeks" ?
The only one to blame is Israel. Why? Because its the only state in the ME that owns nuclear weapons which therefore makes it a threat for everyone in the region. When Iran has plans to whatever kind of nuclear power, Israel must be the last one to complain. If Israel is to be stripped of its nuclear power, no one in the region would say a word about it. So since Israel owns a nuclear power, it would be fair and also common sense, that others would aspire for the same power. So a nuclear Israel is the absolute reason for any potential war in the ME which also makes us think that its also Israel that is causing troubles with its neighbors. About the war, if it happened, I think Israel will lose, perhaps not the war, but a lot. I think it needs to "rebuild Tel Aviv" again (Iranians are no Arabs) which is something they can't afford and I am also suspicious about the willingness of Israelis to remain living there, that I dare say, is a big threat for Israel. The Me has proven to be a region that is always in tension, I think such war can happen at any time, but Israel and the US are just doing some mathematics and estimations about the loses which I think in any case would be really harmful to Israel. The other option, if Israel wants peace, it should be forced to get rid of its nukes so that peace prevails and people avoid wars!
Israel cannot do bupkiss to anyone without U.S. weapons. We will take the brunt of the counter-attack, in the form of more body bags returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Pakistan will assist all Arab states in their quest for nukes. But Bibi's obsession to play sheriff against Iran will boomerang. U.S. may hit Iran. Iran will then set Tel Aviv ablaze and paralyze the country. Syria and Hizbollah will retake Golan plus more towns, etc. in the north as preplanned. Hamas too will attack. Israel will take to the skies only to be told to go back because it's interfering with American airspace and if not its planes may be shot down by the USAF like Brzezinski declared back then "uss liberty in reverse". And even if Israel attacked Syria, then Egypt is foresworn by Mubarak to step in to fight Israel and Erdogan's Turkey won't sit still either. Catch 22 situation for Israel, damned if they do and damned if they don't. Bibi's willing to take risks by surrendering territories to Abbas but the risk of forcibly overrunning same territories by above Arab/Muslim counries looks more like it.
The US has plans in place for various scenerios against ANY potential adversary. This fact doesn't really mean much in itself.
Israel can't even threaten Iran let alone launch a strike without the full backing of the US. You conned a dumb president and a willing media and a stupid public (including me) into the Iraq mess. Attacking Iran is crazy talk. There is a real opposition that needs our help to overthrow the theocratic Ayatollah regime. Is Israel willing to go "all in" on this issue? Destroying Iran's nuclear facilities would be sweet but would cost us all if the strike failed. Peace is what we want. Honorable countries do not carry out preemptive strikes after stoking public support with false threats. The elections in November may get the party of "no" to call for "yes" in the war against any blowhard threating our blood brother. Israel has never been able to finish off any war. Cease fires and bs have prevented the vaunted IDF from conquering all of the Middle East. Now is your chance. Take on Iran in a fair fight with no interference from any outsider. You don't even have to consult with Mike Mullen. Israel should be given a chance to take on Iran in a cage match.
nobody dares to attack Iran. Iran is the home of peaceful, civilised people who will turn to unbeatable warriers if attacked. everybody should remember how we fight eight year war againt the Western popet Saddam.
Let the Americans bomb Iran, blow up the Middle East, incite terrorist attacks on U.S. soil and create such a catastrophe for themselves, they'll be forced out of the region. The "honest broker" packing up its bags and leaving its authoritarian Arab 'moderates' at the mercy of their populations would be a positive development for the Middle East.
How serious could they be?
The claim that the only change is a new balance of power in the ME is wrong. It is based on an analysis made by by Western minds. In the eyes of radical Islam the analysis is different. The current leadership in Iran, may have in the near future the opportunity to reach historical recognition in the Islamic world, comparable to Salah ad Din or more. Even in the event of millions of Iranians dying in retaliations, the elite will be in a safe place, and the Islamic people of Iran will accept the price after seeing their achievement, and be proud of their new status in the Islamic world. They already lost millions in the war with Iraq. A prevention war will certainly result in tens of thousand of rockets falling upon Israel sent by Hizballa and Hamas, dwarfing what happened in the last Lebanon war. Nevertheless, it it a smaller price than what Iran is planning for our future.
Tel Aviv on fire.......... Iran disapears
Such paranoia will seal our own doom. In plain words, we outpower the Iranians and the entire middle east by about 500 high tech bombs (all kinds) to NONE.. Get it? none. However, if we, by some stretch of insanity, attack Iran with conventional stuff, they could well respond with a thousand missles, all aimed at one spot. Want to bet that they know what we have, where it is stored and to what extent our storage sites are hardened? Much better off to wait them out, let them get some sort of nuclear device, then, and only then, go after them with our own nuclear devices and turn Iran into an atomic wasteland for the next 100 years. But, please,. nothing will happen and the usa will not attack Iran first.. Why stick our necks out for them?
The loss of Tel Aviv to fire, would be distressing, but Tel Aviv can always be rebuilt. Iran's Mullocracy, on the other hand, will be destroyed forever.
The Pentagon has contingency militray plans for any possible or impossible, probable or improbable scenarios. They possibly have a military contingency plan to attack , yes , Israel or even England.
Iran has a plan to use missiles that are created in photo shop because they don't all work. Israel/US/NATO Alliance uses some very well engineered ordinance/cruise missiles that destroy! actuallblow
Israel for sure is gearing up for an attack on Iran, the US and Israel have tried to defame Iran via the media with a host of accusations and blatant distortions such as "wipe Israel of the map". They have also tried to rally opposition groups in Iran in order for regime change and most recently further sanctions. These measures have been exhausted and have been relatively unsuccessful, options are beginning to run out, a military strike looms, if they strike make sure your fully prepared for the consequences.
Distortions, yah, sure! Iran is not only threatening but acting on it through their stooges in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria. Know doubt you have consumed the bait, hook, line and sinker. Too bad for you and the people of Iran.
Enough with the war talk. It is time for the US to admit failure in Iraq and Afghanistan and realize that tribal Muslin countries cannot understand western democracies. Let them live under Sharia and their warlords. The US must stop funding Eqypt, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia, and even the most esteemed Saudi Arabia. The president I love bowed to the man responsible for funding the resurgence of radical Islam worldwide. We should keep our small presence in Kabul and Baghdad because they were earned in blood helping an ungrateful population. We will at least keep an eye on them. Israel is another matter. The US has backed horrible dictators and corrupt regimes since I have been able to read. Israel is a zionofachist regime but favorible to Hamas or Hezbollah. The scourge of Muhammed is the enemy and we need to face both at home and worldwide. If Syria and Iran want to live in peace they should say so and stop with the inflammatory speeches.
If Tel Aviv is set ablaze, Israel has enough nukes to make Iran molten glass and then some....
Israel and the US could attack Iran for developing nuclear facilities that might develop nuclear arms.. Iran would respond with conventional weapons... and Israel would respond with nuclear weapons. But the UN Security Counsel would not sanction Israel. You can see the problem if you were an Iranian (or someone on the Arab streets).
If Israel nukes Iran do you think that will be the end of it? Do you think the war will just end? Do you ever worry that someone might decide to nuke Israel? Once nukes start flying there is a very good chance that Israel will also end as molten glass.
Indeed, the US undoubtedly has a plan to attack Israel if needed. There is a whole branch of the US military that does nothing but keep the plans for attacking any and everybody, but they also have a branch that does nothing but predict what the outcome of an attack would be, and he made sure to mention that they were predicting very few good outcomes, and an awful lot of bad ones. And it turns out that Iran has a plan in case it gets attacked, hitting back, IDF style.
Iran is being setup.. to light the fuse of their own demise because they did not know our plan. Look at every boarder of Iran and you will see US military installations everywhere. NATO is not letting this one go as war is money. A perfect storm.
Iran is being setup.. to light the fuse of their own demise because they did not know our plan. Look at every boarder of Iran and you will see US military installations everywhere. NATO is not letting this one go as war is money. A perfect storm.
I was once on a plane, with a famous Texan pastor sitting beside me. During our discussion, he ironically mentioned his appreciation for Christopher Hitchens, and his book "God is not Great". I'm sure you can discern why. Then, somehow, the topic of Iran acquiring WMDs came up, and he was adamant that the US should prevent the Iranians from pursuing nuclear proliferation. When I asked about the hypocrisy of such a concept, he gave me the example, thus: It's like the reason why we don't issue a driver's license to 5 year-olds, like we do to 18 year-olds... 5 year-olds are not "responsible" with them. I defer that statement to your judgement.
what makes you think that Israil is age is greater than a 5 year olds?
Or Tel Avivians should beg America not to bomb Iran's nuclear installations because Iran responds with attacking cities? (It's clear that the Ayatollahs don't give a damn about their own cities and people....)
by the time US strikes iran there wont be any tel aviv left
You look as some well informed Ayatollah or his (un-educated) secretary.
No way to know for sure until after the fact. Iran's playing ball against some mighty fighters and winners of wars... Israel. After the Israeli strikes on both Syria and Iraq, my money's on Israel.
Let America fight it's own wars for a change.
Ametica's while conflict with the muslim world is on behalf of Israel and its lobby, buying & intimidating our politicians, feeding us false intelligence about Saddams WMD and infiltrating the top levels of our government agencies with dual loyalty traitors from wolfowitz down to pollard.
Our blood and treasure are being squandered on fighting a war to placate the Saudi's. Soon, oil will be a thing of the past and then, America wont bow down to the Saudi's who can't fight can't think, can't win.
Purely from the context of US self interest, a physical attack on Iran while the US Army are stationed in Afghanistan and Iraq is, to put it mildly, a massive risk. Malevolent warmongering hawks can prattle relentlessly about having to "take 'em out" or "nuke 'em", without any concern for their compatriots in harms way. The prospect of Iran having WMDs isn't pleasant, nor is it real at the moment, but we probably ought to be humble about our hypocrisy.
Everything is done under safeguarded approved protocols of the IAEA...is it just because a non white power has mastered the technology? India has it Pakistan has it and they have made weapons as has Israel...
Just like Iran's nuclear weapons program. Usually when you hide a nuclear program for 18 years, threaten other states with destruction, ran by religious extremists and deny full access to inspectors, the world is likely to come down on you.
Iran is a regime that supports terrorist organizations, affords its citizens very minimal freedoms, has no real judicial processes and is controlled by a raging racist & holocaust denier that has publicly stated that he wants to wipe Israel to be off the map. Do you understand now?
India and Pakistan are non-members of the NPT. Iran is a member. It also insists it is pursuing technology for peaceful purposes. The problem with this insistence is that the size and scope of the facilities being built by Iran, the "hardened" nature of said facilities, and past statements of Iranian leadership to the effect of "obligation to produce an Islamic bomb" are in direct contradiction to Iran's insistence on peaceful development. Quite simply, a peaceful nuclear program need not be built in a bunker, under a mountain.
If you were *constantly* threatened with attack by Isreal, if you had lived through Saddam million-man carnage in the 1980s, you might decide that your "peaceful nuclear program ... be built in a bunker, under a mountain."
Unless you live within strike range of a US-supplied Israeli F-16
Are you talking about Iran or Israel here?
Israel or Iran
If USA or Israel are stupid enough to dare attack iran, then whatever comes next will be completely deserved by both.
You must listen to Fox News and AIPAC beating the drums of constant war. Are you an American who "sides with Israel"?
Just two Iranians wishfull thinking of being Americans. It is obvious by what they say these people are no more Americans than we are Martians. The hate towards America they display in there statement is nothing short of a typical Muslim hate toward America.
So Iran is threatening to attack Israel, Syria is reinforcing that threat a couple days later. The top U.S. commander and the EU both saying what Israel may do? But, Israel has said nothing? Why do people speak for Israel? Why can Iran openly threaten Israel at the UN, without UN condemnation. Simple, 57 of the 192 member nations are Muslim, so contrary to Arab PR that Israel controls everything? We see that's nonsense! Who knows what will happen, what we do know is this. Nobody feels comfortable with Iran having nukes, they simply do not trust Iran, as custodians, of the most powerful weapons on the planet. Do you? That's the question you should asking yourself. The rest is diversion.
in the middle east nobody trusr anybody
i think israel should disclose its nuclear program and scrap all nukes, it is the only middle east country that has nukes, iran has never attacked another country in centurys, how ever israel has started many wars and has commited more crimes against humanity, america will sign its own economic death warrent if it attacks iran and were would the so called israeli attack force....oops sorry the israeli defence force be without U.S funding??
What wars has Israel started? From the day it was born it was under siege by its Arab neighbors. 1948, 1956, 1967, 1973, 1982, 1987, 2000, 2006, 2008. Each of these conflicts Israel has been involved in was preceded by prolonged and increasingly intense provocations, or outright acts of war such as closing the Straits of Tiran to Israeli export and import activities, or expelling UN monitors from the Sinai while massing 12 tank divisions on the border in preparation for an invasion. Israel has no more committed crimes against humanity than Hamas has given up its quest to kill the Jews. Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran threaten to bomb Israeli cities. Launch rockets into civilian areas. Kidnap Israeli citizens (Gilad Shalit). It is irrelevant that he is a soldier because Hamas is a terrorist group, not a government of an internationally recognized state. That means they have committed a crime, not taken a POW. So tell me in detail, what wars has Israel started, and what crimes against humanity has Israeli committed?
... if you know how to read. It is written from access to the Israeli military archives, and available on amazon.com.
Well. Iran is not Iraq nor Afghanistan, Iran has big guns! The Persian cat to show its claws!
Iran has big guns and no bullets! The Blunt claws of the Persian cat can't do much damage.
this is not news.
Attack will not stop nuke development, but would unify the country against the United States and Israel, consolidating power behind the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Israel will benefit with a permanent existential enemy that will justify expansion of greater Israel for security purposes.
The issue is letting mentally ill leaders create a bomb to set off where their sick twisted minds tell them. This has been in play for over ten years and there will be a regime change and then reprogramming the minds of the unfortunate people.
For evil to prevail, all it takes is for good men to do nothing.
Don't under-estimate FDR, the US, and Winston Churchill. Indeed, FDR understood the Nazi threat, and, after looking deep into Churchill's soul, finding no sign that Churchill and the British would surrender, "attacked" the Nazis in 1940 by pledging all-out support to Britain. It began when the US took over defense of British bases scattered around the world, allowing GB to pull troops home to block an invasion. It continued through FDR's "all measures short of war" as the US switched from building cars to building tanks and airplanes.
the USA must control Israel before it is too late.
The USA and Israel have my blessing!
It is time for the great Iranian people to destroy the Mullahs who have hijacked their country. To head off enormous Iranian casualties, it is time for this evil regime to go. If I were Iranian, I wouldn't risk the lives of my family for these monsters. Think Ahmadman cares one iota for the great Iranian people ??
Let Iran know the US has a military plan in case of an attack on Iran that scares Iran but don't talk about the ripple effects or any other disadvantages outside closed doors that only gives more ammunition to Iran.