Exclusive: Iran moves missiles to Iraq in warning to enemies
Iran has given ballistic missiles to Shi’ite proxies in Iraq, and is developing the capacity to build more there. Iran sees this as a deterrent against attacks on its interests in the Middle East, and to give it the means to hit regional foes, Iranian, Iraqi and Western sources said.
Reuters reports any sign that Iran is preparing an aggressive missile presence in Iraq will exacerbate tensions between Tehran and Washington. Tensions are already heightened by President Trump’s decision to pull out of a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, and to re-establish economic sanctions.
It would also embarrass France, Germany and the United Kingdom, the three European signatories to the nuclear deal, as they have been trying to salvage the agreement despite new U.S. sanctions against Tehran.
According to three Iranian officials, two Iraqi intelligence sources and two Western intelligence sources, Iran has transferred short-range ballistic missiles to allies in Iraq over the last few months. Five of the officials said it was helping those groups to start making their own.
“The logic was to have a backup plan if Iran was attacked,” one senior Iranian official told Reuters. “The number of missiles is not high, just a couple of dozen, but it can be increased if necessary.”
The Iraqi government and military both declined to comment, of course.
The Zelzal, Fateh-110 and Zolfaqar (pictured) missiles have ranges of about 200 km to 700 km, putting Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh or the Israeli city of Tel Aviv within striking distance if the weapons were deployed in southern or western Iraq.
How many here think Israel is going to ignore this escalation, and hope for the best?
Yeah, me neither.
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A mere nothing, right?
More turkey, AW1ED?
I can’t believe the Iranians haven’t taken that demonic idiot OUT yet!
Iranian missile operators are about to become an endangered species. I hope they have very long remote control cables for those launch controls. Like maybe fifty kilometers long.
It is almost as if the Mullah are locked into a course of action labeled
“Self-destruct, stupidly”
Then again, persistently ignoring for over a decade that the “IEDs” killing our troops were in fact often professionally-manufactured self-forging-projectile munitions from Farsi sources, well, we kinda led them to believe we were the ones fatally stupid. (Thanks a bunch zer0.)
Fortunately, we now have an adult in charge, one smart enough to realize that an internal regime change is much preferable to one imposed externally, but also one who I suspect will make -vigorous- application of force if the Mullahs do something extra-stupid.
Agree. We’ve had such a “talk big and go cry to the UN if we’re ignored” policy in the ME for the last couple decades.
Y’all got to help the old man out. I have just slap run out of damns, sh–s,fu—, and cares to give. I know that the peace loving peoples of Persia would not, and have never, made an aggressive move towards any neighbor. I understand that they must defend all of the things that their enemies want to take away from them in an invasion. (Jeff wants the macadamia nuts) I further understand that the Zionists, backed by the Great Satan, is constantly attacking the peace loving government of Persia, who has made no efforts to wipe said Zionists off the face of the Earth. Will some one please loan me some damns, sh–s,fu–s, and cares so I will have some to give? Please? Anyone?
I’ll loan you some, but I want them back when you’re done.
They were Pistachio nuts but since we lost the Shah, I eat the California nuts. /grin.
Lord knows California is full of nuts!
Coastal California is like granola, get rid of the fruits and nuts and all you’ll have left is FLAKES!
And they wonder why we love this place. Thanks Ex, but you may want to hang on to them since I wouldn’t give ’em out any how. Jeff I did get the nut part right, couldn’t make the pistachio key work, think I need to change the ribbon on this key board. Mason & API, yeah that’s what my boy in San Diego says. He did find him a hot little hootchi mama California Dreaming conservative type girl, so he’s got that going for him. Not so much the age on this model, it’s the high mileage.
5th/77; I can mail you an extra typewriter/keyboard ribbon which I have on hand for this “type” of emergencies. I’m still good with the existing ribbon on my Smith Corona portable typewriter, and my keyboard ribbon is good for another 100 miles, and the black/red ink pad on my Pay Master 8500 series mechanical check writer is locked and loaded with ink. All my friends keep telling me that I’m still hung up in the 1950’s but I refuse to start using a quill pen and sealing wax so this way, I won’t go waxky.
you da man Jeff. Changing out the string and one of the snuff cans helped a little. y’all stay dry down there. Usually this time of year I’m reloading to head out of T/SP AO. Last year stayed 3 mile markers ahead of Irma all the way back.
I think the Mad Mullahs are painfully figuring this out. Word is they’re really pissed off at Trump for dumping the Nuke deal, and the sanctions in place are already hurting their economy.
In November it will just get worse for them, as the rest of the economic sanctions come into play.
I just went to Coinmill Link and the exchange rate is 41,962.83 Rials to the dollar. In other words, their economy is tanking badly.
Venezeuelan inflation rate may be just around the corner.
Just great. So we’re now going to hear from the left about how American policies have created millions of Iranian refugees? 🙂
Where would they go?
And remember, hunger is a great motivator when your aim is regime change.
Meanwhile in Iran, a shave and a haircut are still only 2 bits. Just not many takers though. A good haircut and especially a damned shave would do most of those hairy monkeys a world of good.
Shave and a haircut only 2 bits. That’s cheap so at least the barber shop isn’t a real “Clip” Joint.
Well, since “2 bits” is a quarter, that would equate to 10,490.70 Iranian Rials. Best bring two buckets of Rials to cover the cost of the cut, and the tip.
I’m trying to figure out of this is some sort of posturing, like when a Bantam rooster decides he’s going to take on the Buff Orpington next door, or what they think they’re doing.
Why is it that the Saudis are somehow keeping things peaceful on the Saudi peninsula, but the Ayatollahs can’t sit still and try to make their country prosper with oil sales and pistachios? They just come off as blunt and ridiculous.
Because that is what they want. The country was prospering when they took over. They purposefully ruined it. Why would they consider prosperity good now?
Thank you, OWB, for putting it in its proper perspective. 🙂
Any time. Had too many friends who had to leave the country. Some who couldn’t get all their family members out. It was horrid then and it continues to be horrible for all who couldn’t/wouldn’t run at the right time.
GOOD. SOMEONE HAS TO PUT ORDER IN IRAQ AND THE BETTER IF THEY AIN’T YOUR WAHHABI ALLIES.
Does your Mommy know you’re posting crap like that from her computer? Go eat another one of your boogers and go back to playing video games in your bedroom in the basement!
yo, yo
Yer mom says get off her computer. Last time you were on it that gay midget porn site you were on put a virus on it and she couldn’t get rid of it for a month. Leave the grown ups alone before they break out the Troll Be-Gon spray or a tube of Preparation H and start smearing it all over you and you just disappear. Oh, and yer caps lock is on. DUMBASS.
I merely wonder how soon the Israelis will kick ass and take names like they’ve always done to whomever is stupid enough to mess with them?
And they always do it with such style. They strike hard, strike fast, and feign ignorance when told it happened.
What missile strike? All of Israel was at moms for brisket last night. It was probably someone else.
We can neither confirm nor deny the presence of KC-135 tanker aircraft in the vicinity, passing gas to thirsty Israeli jets going in-country, and then on the way home.
Nothing to see here, citizen. Move along.
Israel? I think you mean Saudi Arabia. With what is going on in Yemen and now moving on another boarder expect the Saudis to respond. Iran proxies will use those missiles it’s only a matter of time.
Doesn’t much matter who takes them out as long as they are gone. Is it safe to presume that the Iranians to put them in an easier target location? Sounds like it might be.
LoL….Iran is beyond dumb…
I would dearly like to see the Mullah’s Swiss bank accounts.
Holy Shi’ite!!!!!