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Are these real weapons or is this a joke ?
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Mullah Regime taking the masses for a ride ?
@M`iaq The Liar Can you shed some light on these weapons?
Iran IRGC launched first military satellite has successfully by Qased 3 stage SLV in orbited Earth The IRGC successfully put Noor (light), the first Iranian military satellite, into orbit on Wednesday morning. The homegrown satellite was launched with a three-stage satellite carrier, dubbed Qassed. The operation was carried from a launch pad in Dasht-e Kavir, a large desert in central Iran. The satellite was successfully placed into an orbit 425 kilometers above the Earth. https://tn.ai/2248870
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#Iran #IRGC chief Gen. Salami: Iranian naval forces have been ordered to target any US "terrorist" vessels or warships should they harass Iranian civil or military vessels. https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2020/0.
Moops haahaha Fool how are ?? fooling round has ended
Technical details for satellite NOUR 01
NOUR is allegedly the first Iranian military satellite. Images posted by Iranian state media suggest that the launch originated from an IRGC base near Shahroud, about 205 miles (330 km) northeast of the Iranian capital of Tehran....
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Moops haahaha Fool how are ?? fooling round has ended
Technical details for satellite NOUR 01
NOUR is allegedly the first Iranian military satellite. Images posted by Iranian state media suggest that the launch originated from an IRGC base near Shahroud, about 205 miles (330 km) northeast of the Iranian capital of Tehran....www.n2yo.com
Lol ok. I could have done that.
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Iranian commander vows 'decisive' response if U.S. ships attack
April 24, 2020
By Clyde Hughes
A boat belonging to Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps passes by the USS Hamilton in the North Arabian Gulf on April 15. Photo by U.S. Navy/UPI | License Photo
April 24-- A top commander in the Iranian military responded in kind Thursday to a threat from U.S. President Donald Trump to destroy Tehran's gunboats if they "harass" U.S. Navy vessels.
Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps vowed that Iran forces will take action against U.S. "terrorist" ships that harass Tehran's.
"We declare to them that we are absolutely determined and serious in defending our national security, water borders and maritime interests, and that any move [against us] will be effectively and swiftly met with a decisive, effective response," Salami said Thursday.
"We resolutely, effectively and confidently stand up against the threats that jeopardize our national security and territorial integrity; this is not a path that we will walk away from and will keep treading it by God's grace."
Trump said Wednesday he'd directed the U.S. Navy to destroy any harassing Iranian gunboats in waters near the Middle Eastern nation.
U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist said Trump's warning was necessary because of the behavior of Iranian boats in the North Arabian Gulf, where U.S. officials say they have recently made "dangerous and harassing" approaches toward U.S. warships.
"What [Trump] was emphasizing was all of our ships retain the right of self-defense, and people need to be very careful in their interactions to understand the inherent right of self-defense," Norquist said.
IRGC boats have come into close contact with six U.S. vessels in the Persian Gulf nearly a dozen times recently, U.S. officials said. Tehran dismissed the claim as a "Hollywood tale."
April 24, 2020
By Clyde Hughes
A boat belonging to Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps passes by the USS Hamilton in the North Arabian Gulf on April 15. Photo by U.S. Navy/UPI | License Photo
April 24-- A top commander in the Iranian military responded in kind Thursday to a threat from U.S. President Donald Trump to destroy Tehran's gunboats if they "harass" U.S. Navy vessels.
Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps vowed that Iran forces will take action against U.S. "terrorist" ships that harass Tehran's.
"We declare to them that we are absolutely determined and serious in defending our national security, water borders and maritime interests, and that any move [against us] will be effectively and swiftly met with a decisive, effective response," Salami said Thursday.
"We resolutely, effectively and confidently stand up against the threats that jeopardize our national security and territorial integrity; this is not a path that we will walk away from and will keep treading it by God's grace."
Trump said Wednesday he'd directed the U.S. Navy to destroy any harassing Iranian gunboats in waters near the Middle Eastern nation.
U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist said Trump's warning was necessary because of the behavior of Iranian boats in the North Arabian Gulf, where U.S. officials say they have recently made "dangerous and harassing" approaches toward U.S. warships.
"What [Trump] was emphasizing was all of our ships retain the right of self-defense, and people need to be very careful in their interactions to understand the inherent right of self-defense," Norquist said.
IRGC boats have come into close contact with six U.S. vessels in the Persian Gulf nearly a dozen times recently, U.S. officials said. Tehran dismissed the claim as a "Hollywood tale."
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Lol,Iranian commander vows 'decisive' response if U.S. ships attack
April 24, 2020
By Clyde Hughes
A boat belonging to Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps passes by the USS Hamilton in the North Arabian Gulf on April 15. Photo by U.S. Navy/UPI | License Photo
April 24-- A top commander in the Iranian military responded in kind Thursday to a threat from U.S. President Donald Trump to destroy Tehran's gunboats if they "harass" U.S. Navy vessels.
Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps vowed that Iran forces will take action against U.S. "terrorist" ships that harass Tehran's.
"We declare to them that we are absolutely determined and serious in defending our national security, water borders and maritime interests, and that any move [against us] will be effectively and swiftly met with a decisive, effective response," Salami said Thursday.
"We resolutely, effectively and confidently stand up against the threats that jeopardize our national security and territorial integrity; this is not a path that we will walk away from and will keep treading it by God's grace."
Trump said Wednesday he'd directed the U.S. Navy to destroy any harassing Iranian gunboats in waters near the Middle Eastern nation.
U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist said Trump's warning was necessary because of the behavior of Iranian boats in the North Arabian Gulf, where U.S. officials say they have recently made "dangerous and harassing" approaches toward U.S. warships.
"What [Trump] was emphasizing was all of our ships retain the right of self-defense, and people need to be very careful in their interactions to understand the inherent right of self-defense," Norquist said.
IRGC boats have come into close contact with six U.S. vessels in the Persian Gulf nearly a dozen times recently, U.S. officials said. Tehran dismissed the claim as a "Hollywood tale."
By Downing some random aircraft or boat
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Iranian launch of satellite may violate U.N. resolution
April 27, 2020
France and Germany joined the United States in condemning Iran's use of a ballistic missile to launch satellites into space last week, suggesting it is a violation of a United Nations Security Council resolutions and could prompt additional sanctions. Photo courtesy of Sepan News/EPA-EFE
April 27 (UPI) -- France and Germany joined the United States in condemning Iran's launch of a military satellite, suggesting it was a violation of a United Nations resolution.
Iran launched its Nour-1 military satellite on a Qased ballistic missile last week, announcing that the satellite was successfully installed in orbit 264 miles above the earth.
U.S. officials, including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, on Saturday condemned the launch, suggesting the missile used to send Nour-1 to space is the same as those used for ballistic missiles. The commander of the U.S. Space Force also questioned whether the satellite was even capable of providing intelligence, as the Iranian government.
"Iran states it has imaging capabilities-actually, it's a tumbling webcam in space; unlikely providing intel," Gen. John Raymond, Space Force commander, wrote on Twitter on Saturday, adding that the United States is tracking the satellite.
The action could be interpreted as a violation of Resolution 2231, adopted by the U.N. Security Council as part of the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers. Although the United States withdrew from the agreement, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, in 2018, Germany and France are among countries committed to the agreement.
On Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said that the United States' withdrawal from the JCPOA disqualifies it from considering sanctions. In a Twitter message he said, 2 yrs ago,@SecPompeo and his boss declared "CEASING US participation" in JCPOA, dreaming that their "max pressure" would bring Iran to its knees. Given that policy's abject failure, he now wants to be JCPOA participant. Stop dreaming: Iranian Nation always decides its destiny."
France called on Iran to end activities relating to ballistic missile development, saying in a statement that the program is "a major concern for regional and international security. It contributes to the destabilization of the region and the rise in tensions."
If seen as Iran violating the U.N. resolution, the Security Council could reinstate international sanctions. Germany similarly cited a destabilizing effect on the Middle East, although Russia came to Iran's defense.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the United States had previously violated the resolution, and maintained that Iran is not developing ballistic missiles.
"For years, Iran has claimed its space program is purely peaceful and civilian. The Trump Administration has never believed this fiction," U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement on Saturday. "This week's launch of a military satellite by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a designated foreign terrorist organization, makes clear what we have said all along: Iran's space program is neither peaceful nor entirely civilian."
Pompeo added that the "satellite launch vehicle and others launched before it incorporate technologies identical to, and interchangeable with, ballistic missiles, including longer-range systems such as intercontinental ballistic missiles. No country has ever pursued an ICBM capability except for the purpose of delivering nuclear weapons."
The international concern largely involves the missile and not the Nour-1 satellite, which Raymond pointed out on Twitter.
He referred to the satellite as a 3U cubesat, defined as a miniaturized satellite for space research, weighing about nine pounds. Over 1,100 such satellites, from various countries, are currently in earth orbit.
April 27, 2020
France and Germany joined the United States in condemning Iran's use of a ballistic missile to launch satellites into space last week, suggesting it is a violation of a United Nations Security Council resolutions and could prompt additional sanctions. Photo courtesy of Sepan News/EPA-EFE
April 27 (UPI) -- France and Germany joined the United States in condemning Iran's launch of a military satellite, suggesting it was a violation of a United Nations resolution.
Iran launched its Nour-1 military satellite on a Qased ballistic missile last week, announcing that the satellite was successfully installed in orbit 264 miles above the earth.
U.S. officials, including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, on Saturday condemned the launch, suggesting the missile used to send Nour-1 to space is the same as those used for ballistic missiles. The commander of the U.S. Space Force also questioned whether the satellite was even capable of providing intelligence, as the Iranian government.
"Iran states it has imaging capabilities-actually, it's a tumbling webcam in space; unlikely providing intel," Gen. John Raymond, Space Force commander, wrote on Twitter on Saturday, adding that the United States is tracking the satellite.
The action could be interpreted as a violation of Resolution 2231, adopted by the U.N. Security Council as part of the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers. Although the United States withdrew from the agreement, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, in 2018, Germany and France are among countries committed to the agreement.
On Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said that the United States' withdrawal from the JCPOA disqualifies it from considering sanctions. In a Twitter message he said, 2 yrs ago,@SecPompeo and his boss declared "CEASING US participation" in JCPOA, dreaming that their "max pressure" would bring Iran to its knees. Given that policy's abject failure, he now wants to be JCPOA participant. Stop dreaming: Iranian Nation always decides its destiny."
France called on Iran to end activities relating to ballistic missile development, saying in a statement that the program is "a major concern for regional and international security. It contributes to the destabilization of the region and the rise in tensions."
If seen as Iran violating the U.N. resolution, the Security Council could reinstate international sanctions. Germany similarly cited a destabilizing effect on the Middle East, although Russia came to Iran's defense.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the United States had previously violated the resolution, and maintained that Iran is not developing ballistic missiles.
"For years, Iran has claimed its space program is purely peaceful and civilian. The Trump Administration has never believed this fiction," U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement on Saturday. "This week's launch of a military satellite by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a designated foreign terrorist organization, makes clear what we have said all along: Iran's space program is neither peaceful nor entirely civilian."
Pompeo added that the "satellite launch vehicle and others launched before it incorporate technologies identical to, and interchangeable with, ballistic missiles, including longer-range systems such as intercontinental ballistic missiles. No country has ever pursued an ICBM capability except for the purpose of delivering nuclear weapons."
The international concern largely involves the missile and not the Nour-1 satellite, which Raymond pointed out on Twitter.
He referred to the satellite as a 3U cubesat, defined as a miniaturized satellite for space research, weighing about nine pounds. Over 1,100 such satellites, from various countries, are currently in earth orbit.
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Iran promises 'slap' for U.S. aggression in Arabian Gulf
29 April 2020
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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy vessels conduct what the U.S. Navy said were unsafe and unprofessional actions against American ships in the North Arabian Gulf on April 15. The USS Paul Hamilton was conducting joint interoperability operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. Photo by U.S. Navy/UPI | License Photo
April 29 (UPI) -- A spokesman for the Iranian military said Wednesday any aggressive move by the United States in the Persian Gulf will be met with a hard "slap in the face."
Brig. Gen. Abolfazi Shekarchi said such an incursion by U.S. forces into Iran territorial waters would draw an immediate response. U.S. President Donald Trump said last week he'd instructed naval forces to "shoot down and destroy" Iranian gunboats if they harass American ships.
"If [Trump] is telling the truth ... they should know that the smallest move or a single violation of Iran's interests or territorial waters will lead the trespassers to receive a slap in the face," Shekarchi answered.
That slap, he warned, would be "bigger than that of the Ain al-Asad," a reference to the Iranian missile strikes against two American military bases in Iraq in January following the U.S.-ordered killing of Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani.
The Pentagon said in February more than 100 U.S. service members at one of the bases had received treatment for brain injuries.
Shekarchi suggested Trump's instructions were mainly a tactic to divert attention away from his own failings, and noted that Persian Gulf waters are open under international law.
"Mr. Trump makes such comments ... in a bid to stir up public opinion and earning scores in the forthcoming election and distancing himself from U.S. domestic issues," he said.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps last week staged a surprise military satellite launch seen by some as an advance of Tehran's long-range missile program, which drew Trump's warning. Earlier this month, the U.S. Navy said Iranian vessels had repeatedly harassed American warships in the Gulf.
29 April 2020
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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy vessels conduct what the U.S. Navy said were unsafe and unprofessional actions against American ships in the North Arabian Gulf on April 15. The USS Paul Hamilton was conducting joint interoperability operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. Photo by U.S. Navy/UPI | License Photo
April 29 (UPI) -- A spokesman for the Iranian military said Wednesday any aggressive move by the United States in the Persian Gulf will be met with a hard "slap in the face."
Brig. Gen. Abolfazi Shekarchi said such an incursion by U.S. forces into Iran territorial waters would draw an immediate response. U.S. President Donald Trump said last week he'd instructed naval forces to "shoot down and destroy" Iranian gunboats if they harass American ships.
"If [Trump] is telling the truth ... they should know that the smallest move or a single violation of Iran's interests or territorial waters will lead the trespassers to receive a slap in the face," Shekarchi answered.
That slap, he warned, would be "bigger than that of the Ain al-Asad," a reference to the Iranian missile strikes against two American military bases in Iraq in January following the U.S.-ordered killing of Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani.
The Pentagon said in February more than 100 U.S. service members at one of the bases had received treatment for brain injuries.
Shekarchi suggested Trump's instructions were mainly a tactic to divert attention away from his own failings, and noted that Persian Gulf waters are open under international law.
"Mr. Trump makes such comments ... in a bid to stir up public opinion and earning scores in the forthcoming election and distancing himself from U.S. domestic issues," he said.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps last week staged a surprise military satellite launch seen by some as an advance of Tehran's long-range missile program, which drew Trump's warning. Earlier this month, the U.S. Navy said Iranian vessels had repeatedly harassed American warships in the Gulf.
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Iran tells US to ‘stop dreaming’ of extended arms embargo
by Agence France-Presse
Tehran on Monday told Washington to “stop dreaming” after it was reported that the US plans to prevent the expiry of an international embargo on arms sales to Iran.
The New York Times reported that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo “is preparing a legal argument that the United States remains a participant in the Iran nuclear deal that President (Donald) Trump has renounced”.
The move was “part of an intricate strategy to pressure the United Nations Security Council to extend an arms embargo on Tehran or see far more stringent sanctions reimposed” on the Islamic republic, it added.
Decades-old tensions between Tehran and Washington escalated in 2018 when Trump unilaterally withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal — the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA — and reimposed sanctions as part of a campaign of “maximum pressure”.
Iran’s top diplomat Mohammad Javad Zarif responded on Twitter to Pompeo’s reported plan to extend the arms embargo.
Zarif wrote on Monday that two years ago Pompeo and “his boss declared ‘CEASING US participation’ in JCPOA, dreaming that their ‘max pressure’ would bring Iran to its knees.
“Given that policy’s abject failure, he now wants to be JCPOA participant,” Zarif said.
“Stop dreaming: Iranian Nation always decides its destiny,” the foreign minister added.
The JCPOA was agreed in 2015 between Iran and six world powers — Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States.
It gave the Islamic republic relief from international sanctions in return for limits on its nuclear programme.
In response to the US pullout, Iran has gradually rolled back its commitments to the JCPOA, which it says is in accordance with the agreement.
Washington, which accuses Tehran of violating the agreement, wants to prevent the lifting of an arms embargo that is due to expire in October under UN Security Council Resolution 2231 — the same 2015 resolution that formalised the JCPOA.
The New York Times said the US was planning to achieve its goal through a new resolution that would bar countries from exporting arms to Iran.
But it added that in order to force the issue Pompeo had approved a plan under which the US would claim it legally remains a “participant state” in the nuclear accord.
Iran, for its part, accuses the United States of violating Resolution 2231 by withdrawing from the nuclear accord.
by Agence France-Presse
Tehran on Monday told Washington to “stop dreaming” after it was reported that the US plans to prevent the expiry of an international embargo on arms sales to Iran.
The New York Times reported that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo “is preparing a legal argument that the United States remains a participant in the Iran nuclear deal that President (Donald) Trump has renounced”.
The move was “part of an intricate strategy to pressure the United Nations Security Council to extend an arms embargo on Tehran or see far more stringent sanctions reimposed” on the Islamic republic, it added.
Decades-old tensions between Tehran and Washington escalated in 2018 when Trump unilaterally withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal — the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA — and reimposed sanctions as part of a campaign of “maximum pressure”.
Iran’s top diplomat Mohammad Javad Zarif responded on Twitter to Pompeo’s reported plan to extend the arms embargo.
Zarif wrote on Monday that two years ago Pompeo and “his boss declared ‘CEASING US participation’ in JCPOA, dreaming that their ‘max pressure’ would bring Iran to its knees.
“Given that policy’s abject failure, he now wants to be JCPOA participant,” Zarif said.
“Stop dreaming: Iranian Nation always decides its destiny,” the foreign minister added.
The JCPOA was agreed in 2015 between Iran and six world powers — Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States.
It gave the Islamic republic relief from international sanctions in return for limits on its nuclear programme.
In response to the US pullout, Iran has gradually rolled back its commitments to the JCPOA, which it says is in accordance with the agreement.
Washington, which accuses Tehran of violating the agreement, wants to prevent the lifting of an arms embargo that is due to expire in October under UN Security Council Resolution 2231 — the same 2015 resolution that formalised the JCPOA.
The New York Times said the US was planning to achieve its goal through a new resolution that would bar countries from exporting arms to Iran.
But it added that in order to force the issue Pompeo had approved a plan under which the US would claim it legally remains a “participant state” in the nuclear accord.
Iran, for its part, accuses the United States of violating Resolution 2231 by withdrawing from the nuclear accord.