Iran ready to share missiles with others

Ray · 11-07-2006, 04:32 AM

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Iran ready to share missiles with others

TEHRAN: Iran is ready to share its missile systems with friends and neighbours, said the commander of the Revolutionary Guards, after he showed off missiles including some he said had cluster warheads.

Revolutionary Guards Commander-in-Chief Yahya Rahim Safavi said on Sunday that the Guards had thousands of troops trained for suicide missions in case Iran was threatened, although “a US attack is unlikely”. “We are able to give our missile systems to friendly and neighbouring countries,” Safavi told Al-Alam.

Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Mohammad Reza Sheibani was quoted as saying that the Islamic Republic was ready to supply air defence systems — without giving specifics — to the Lebanese military. .

“Tehran also considers this as its duty to help friendly countries that are exposed to invasion of the Zionist regime (Israel),” Sheibani was quoted as saying, in response to a so-called request by Lebanon’s army commander, General Michel Suleiman, for help from friendly states.

On Thursday, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they fired Shahab missiles with cluster warheads. Experts say the Shahab 3 has a maximum range of 2,000 kilometres. Reuters
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I do not understand why Iran is going out of its way to be obnoxious to the US and up the ante.

What does she gain by this obtuse behaviour?

Unless of course she wants to indicate to the Sunni Arabs that the Iranian Shias that the sole Defender of Islam is Iran and the Shias and who can take on the US and the Israelis, which the Sunni Arabs can't!

awangmamat · 11-07-2006, 23:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Ray

I do not understand why Iran is going out of its way to be obnoxious to the US and up the ante.

What does she gain by this obtuse behaviour?

Unless of course she wants to indicate to the Sunni Arabs that the Iranian Shias that the sole Defender of Islam is Iran and the Shias and who can take on the US and the Israelis, which the Sunni Arabs can't!

I doubt this is the reason. Most Arabs (Sunnis included) hate the Israelis. If the Iranians are willing to take on the Israelis the Sunnis wouldn't mind at all.

Iran's message is simple: If the US attacks us, we will attack Israel.

Ray · 11-08-2006, 13:42 PM

You feel that it is not a fashion statement to show Shias are better than Sunnis?

awangmamat · 11-09-2006, 03:30 AM

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You feel that it is not a fashion statement to show Shias are better than Sunnis?

You are correct. I do not.

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