Iran Test Fires Missiles - UPDATE

[wounded]

Iran successfully tested long and mid-ranged ballistic missiles, which could reach distances of 2,000km (which can easily reach Israel). They said that it was a response to the threats they've received from both Israel and United States, and to show that they are able to hit any pre-determined target within seconds in case of an attack.

Just recently the United States has started making deals with both Czech Republic and Poland. The deal includes building an anti missile defense shield. The reasons given for these is to defend from Iran.
In response to this move, Russia actually stepped in and has stated that if US goes through with these actions, that Russia will respond with military actions, and that there would be no room for diplomatic measures.

Seems as if there is a bit of a mix up going on there, this continues...who knows what happens next.

Video of Missile Launch: http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/...ml#cnnSTCVideo

News Iran Missiles:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/...les/index.html

News Russia warns US:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/...n4242072.shtml

UPDATE Thursday 10, July 2008:

News Iran Missile Test Thursday:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/...ran/index.html

[MentaL]

[Akaruz]

old news about Iran.

I do love to see the US messing with something they also dont understand ( aka the old Continent )

Also open the Map and see where Poland and Czech is ;) doubt a Missile Directed to the USA or to Israel , passes near those 2 countries , its just an excuse to inject more things on those 2 countries


P.s.: I'm already seeing China and Russia getting pissed with the US do to those "Anti missile shield" makes me think about Reagan and his Space Defense System

P.s.2: IF Russia and lets say 2-3 Ex USSR countries point their Missiles to Poland and Czech , they will think 2 of accepting those Anti missiles that wont do anything actually to their country ( Poland didnt accepted btw ( 10 interceptor missiles ) , Czech Signed to accept the Radar.

But i wonder how long it will take for the people to start complaining about that , since its not for the benefit of their country ( in fact it will make them actually a target in lets say a "Future" war

Well Funny to see the US dollars being used to do shit instead of being used Internally ( Why not make a DOME on the entire US :P )

[wounded]

old news about Iran.

I do love to see the US messing with something they also dont understand ( aka the old Continent )

Also open the Map and see where Poland and Czech is ;) doubt a Missile Directed to the USA or to Israel , passes near those 2 countries , its just an excuse to inject more things on those 2 countries


P.s.: I'm already seeing China and Russia getting pissed with the US do to those "Anti missile shield" makes me think about Reagan and his Space Defense System

Although Iran has tested their missiles previously...this is hardly old news as it happened earlier today, and they say that it's in response to Israel's Jet exercises, and US threats.

And yes, Poland and Czech are both long ways from Iran...and those are both strategic places to contain Russian missiles, if they were to ever launch them...and it would give them a better position on Iran, even though it's thousands of kilometers away.

Also...

Poland and the United States reached a tentative deal for the missile placement last week, but Rice and Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, who was in Washington Monday, failed to finalize the agreement.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe...nse/index.html

[Akaruz]

Although Iran has tested their missiles previously...this is hardly old news as it happened earlier today, and they say that it's in response to Israel's Jet exercises, and US threats.

And yes, Poland and Czech are both long ways from Iran...and those are both strategic places to contain Russian missiles, if they were to ever launch them...and it would give them a better position on Iran, even though it's thousands of kilometers away.

There you said it all , Old people from the US still see Russia has the Commies that eat kids at Breakfast :P

Ps what the Iran did was a military exercise called if memory doesnt fail me Great Prophet March III , but well all i say its Iraq also had cough cough SCUDS and whatever for Israel and err lets see how many actually hit Israel ? maybe 10 were fired , 3 landed , 2 exploded. ( Since well the Patriot system actually didnt do shit actually )


I would see a better logic putting the radar and missiles in Italy , unless they expect to have the UK - Germany being hit , or even on the Azores US Base

[Vans]

What threats has the USA been sending?

Edit: Wouldn't they put them in a country quite near to Iran like Egypt or Libya?

[SiGGy]

Nuke em and have done with it, Iran's just trouble anyway.

[exclamatio]

Nuke em and have done with it, Iran's just trouble anyway.

the world "leaders" are the trouble

[Akaruz]

Nuke em and have done with it, Iran's just trouble anyway.

Iran is History aka Persia ( not my fault that some bloody Yankkes dont know about that history - I doubt they actually give it in classes - Well i do remember having that in History ) , not their fault that some people were stucked in time and think that due to our greatx100 grandfather being there in the crusades are still blamed and they're still on a crusade ( well Jihad )

Egypt and Lybia ? lol , i'm laughing with the Libia issue , since Khadaffi would be Roftling with that request

Egypt is also an Arab nation ( do you really think they are found of having problems with Iran ?

@Siggy well why not just kill any guy who wants to make a war ( including Ocidental Presidents ) right away ?

I know you guys dont like to have certain type of Arabs in the UK but for instance Here in Portugal we do not have any problems with them ( I would blame your government for letting them stay instead of blaming the Arabs for being there )

[wounded]

Latest news...
Iran test fires more missiles over night - USA disputes it.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/...ran/index.html

"If Washington and Tel Aviv are foolish enough to even consider attacking Iran, our initial response would be to target Israel and set U.S. interests in the Persian Gulf ablaze," Ali Shirazi, an aide to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Tuesday.

The Shahab-3 missile has a range of about 2,000 km, putting all of Israel, Turkey, Pakistan and the Arabian peninsula within striking distance. From Iran the missile's reach extends from southern Russia to the Horn of Africa, from south-eastern Europe to Nepal.

In her speech Thursday, Rice said a missile defense shield the United States hopes to create in Eastern Europe would be another way to head off any threat from Iran.

[Pat V2.5]

Nuke em and have done with it, Iran's just trouble anyway.

I bet his American.
Remember when the french would test Nukes in the ocean?
This is the same case except its Iran. I believe Iran has been sterotyped into being a bad community. When my friend went last year and said it is nothing like what the media portres it to be. But then again this is coming from a child that got his infomation from Godzilla.

Best Regards
Pat!

[StaticNova]

Nuke em and have done with it, Iran's just trouble anyway.

Fag how can u say that u moron ...
Irans could also say.. "Just nuke america they deserve it anyway"

[wounded]

I doubt US will be pulling out nukes...unless it's "defending the world".
And siggy will always be siggy, so let him be siggy...that's why we all love him.

[Akaruz]

All i say its this

American interested = Oil :P

Now people seem to forget it was actually the CIA ( USA ) that made shit and helped the people who are actually in Power in Iran ( started in Afeghenistan and moved to Iran )

Btw 68% of Czechs do not agree with this agreement between the US and their Government

Ps2 : No Siggy is from the UK , but forgets what the Britains did in EuroAsia in the past with their "Empire"

Main problem its the so called Neo Conservators ( or whatever is written ) that would love to go to war with Iran

Furthermore , The main problem for the USA its to have a way to retrieve the oil from Iraq , since i really doubt they would use Syria and Jordan , beside look to the Map and see also Iran in the middle of Iraq and Afheganistan


Ps3 - I didnt knew that 2.000km were diferent and arent like a Circle ;)
Its the weather or the mountains that makes that Circle of the missile raidus looks like that and not a pure circle ? :P or in the USA a circle isnt round eheheh

[wounded]

Ps3 - I didnt knew that 2.000km were diferent and arent like a Circle ;)
Its the weather or the mountains that makes that Circle of the missile raidus looks like that and not a pure circle ? :P or in the USA a circle isnt round eheheh

The only way it would be a perfect circle is if there was only 1 missile launching site.
I assume there is more, and that they are spread around the country, meaning, each one has a different range it can reach...so it isn't a perfect circle.

Also, Iran is a big threat to a lot of the oil sites in the middle east, because it threatens to destroy all U.S areas of interest, if it is attacked.

[StaticNova]

All i say its this

American interested = Oil :P

Thats true!

America also said they would get ouf Iraq after catching that Terrorist leader <forgot name of him> ...
but they are still there bcuz of Oil

and now they r going to iran bcuz of OIL ! ;D

[Dimes]

If Iran attacks Israel, the US will defend and Russia will intervene. If Israel or the US attack Iran, Iran will shutdown the Strait of Hormuz which forty-percent of the worlds oil passes. Either way will cause World War 3.

[wounded]

Thats true!

America also said they would get ouf Iraq after catching that Terrorist leader <forgot name of him> ...
but they are still there bcuz of Oil

and now they r going to iran bcuz of OIL ! ;D

Saddam Hussein.
Also, if they do leave now, it will leave Iraq in chaos...it would take some time to leave, but yes yes they are also there because of the oil, just like Afghanistan...

If Iran attacks Israel, the US will defend and Russia will intervene. If Israel or the US attack Iran, Iran will shutdown the Strait of Hormuz which forty-percent of the worlds oil passes. Either way will cause World War 3.

Yeah, that's pretty much what I'm thinking too, except I don't know about Russia's involvement just yet...but they are getting worried, and I assume the Chinese aren't very happy either.

[WeveOrWevo]

Well atleast the shabab or whatever doesn't hit my country :D

[wounded]

Well atleast the shabab or whatever doesn't hit my country :D

I guess not, but a war in Iran...WILL affect your country...and ultimately you.

[PlagueRat]

America has a oil reserve in Alaska that currently is being investigated, some outside country currently is drilling up there. I don't agree with the usa government, since being a us citizen wasn't my choice, i was born here.

1. Only 1 minority of Muslim and or Arab is part of the terrorist group.
2. The news warps the views of the people at whim.
3. Iran's terrorist cells would kill usa and Israel and uk if they had the chance when all of the countries are weak.
4.Currently Iran militant Muslims around the world are no longer using the usa dollar, trying to cripple its value more.
5. USA government stretches into the pockets of its citizens for the "good" of the nation, this applies to the oil in Iraq.
6. USA Weakens due to schools not teaching financial education, the irony of it is, the USA government doesn't know how to manage a budget let alone supply kids with a financial education other than spending and saving, which is out of date information prior to 1974.
7. USA debt owned by Asian countries, and a select few rich from around the world controls our mint, which real inst our mint at all.
8. 70% of Americans depend on pay check to pay check to live, 20% run small businesses and still struggle to survive due to lack of financial education.
9. Arabs want to spread Qouran, violence and destruction of anyone who doesn't bow to Islam, and Koran, their original Bible which teaches peace.
10. There really isnt much more to say, if you tie lack of financial education to usa, you get ou current status where we will loose the middle class, which is the supporting structure of this country, its a repeat of germany, Arabs dont have middle class, only rich and poor, doesnt much effect them if we fall.

[Akaruz]

Any war affects you , specially a big one

The Iraq War affected everyone ( Oil prices going up )

Now what makes me laugh is that Israel can do War Games and noone seems to care , now if Its Iran doing a "little" war game on HIS country , then OMG they are gonna attack Israel , and put a Ballistic missile in Dubya Junior Backyard

[wounded]

Any war affects you , specially a big one

The Iraq War affected everyone ( Oil prices going up )

Now what makes me laugh is that Israel can do War Games and noone seems to care , now if Its Iran doing a "little" war game on HIS country , then OMG they are gonna attack Israel , and put a Ballistic missile in Dubya Junior Backyard

Yeah...well Israel has a powerful ally. Now they said that those Fighter Jets about a month back which were flying west of Israel over the sea, wasn't a military exercise, but that they were getting ready for an air show...
Oil prices went up another 5.2 $ recently, due to Iran's missile tests apparently.

Definitely agree on many of those topics PlageuRat, especially with the currency change now from US to Euros...on most international exchange.

[Akaruz]

America has a oil reserve in Alaska that currently is being investigated, some outside country currently is drilling up there. I don't agree with the usa government, since being a us citizen wasn't my choice, i was born here.

1. Only 1 minority of Muslim and or Arab is part of the terrorist group.
2. The news warps the views of the people at whim.
3. Iran's terrorist cells would kill usa and Israel and uk if they had the chance when all of the countries are weak.
4.Currently Iran militant Muslims around the world are no longer using the usa dollar, trying to cripple its value more.
5. USA government stretches into the pockets of its citizens for the "good" of the nation, this applies to the oil in Iraq.
6. USA Weakens due to schools not teaching financial education, the irony of it is, the USA government doesn't know how to manage a budget let alone supply kids with a financial education other than spending and saving, which is out of date information prior to 1974.
7. USA debt owned by Asian countries, and a select few rich from around the world controls our mint, which real inst our mint at all.
8. 70% of Americans depend on pay check to pay check to live, 20% run small businesses and still struggle to survive due to lack of financial education.
9. Arabs want to spread Qouran, violence and destruction of anyone who doesn't bow to Islam, and Koran, their original Bible which teaches peace.
10. There really isnt much more to say, if you tie lack of financial education to usa, you get ou current status where we will loose the middle class, which is the supporting structure of this country, its a repeat of germany, Arabs dont have middle class, only rich and poor, doesnt much effect them if we fall.

1-Even if Iran is the lowest muslin tribe in terms of demography doesnt mean they all Terrorists ;) and I really doubt the Arab league will let the Ocident just get in
( offtopic its like having a white guy with a poster saying KKK in a black hood )
Noone is happy to see the Americans in Iraq on that region ( aka the people not governments )

3- Blame the CIA for their past operations at least in Afghenistan and iran - but well they were fighting the commies but if we look into Religion sorry but it would be Portugal,Spain at least included since according to them we are part of their Empire since they were kicked from the Iberic Peninsula

If the USA wasnt that greedy , Israel didnt had taken Territory that doesnt belong to them ( 6 day war ) , Return the Sinai Mount to Syria ( well they dont because they're afraid of being hammered in the future on that zone )
The USA doesnt understand any other country actually they Think that we all go along the "American dream" and if it works in the USA it should work in any place ( The So Called "American Democracy" )


4-Jesus No one is using $ due to Dubya actions , Euro is stronger ( why the heck you think the prices are going up - We should stop using $ as the currency exchange actually unless it gets back to its normal numbers )
5- Actually the USA is expecting to have All their American companies getting the contracts to Rebuild Iraq ( so they get their pockets full - I do Hope they dont - and Iraq actually does some nice contracts and gets back to his force
6- If they actually stop their tentacle spread and look inside they would be a better country ( but well it doesnt fill their pockets - at least for certain lobbys - jesus they should teach External politic.
I bet with you that if you ask an European where the US is , where Kurdistan , insert a odd name here in the EuroAsia , they will know ( well the Majority ) ask it to an American and they might point Brazil as an Arab country
7-Well Dont blame the Arabs and Iran :P If its for Sale and its a good bussines why not , Dont tell me you blame also the Japanese for making better cars than the Americans ;) , That Boeing loses contracts to Airbus ?
8- About that pay check well i did read a news that those 600-1200 Checks the majority blowed into Porno online ( I just dont understand why the heck they do have problems with the houses and interests payment ( How the fuck they let it go so down ? ( Well Enron bankrupt seemed to not have teached anything )

9 - Arabs dont wanna Spread anything , If you go by that than i ask why noone does anything when Israel kills people because "God" said it was their Promised land ( It seems the Holocaust didnt teached anything to them )
3% of Arabs dont make 97% ( above you said Arabs would bring Uk down , HOW THE FUCK the religious "leaders" Had auth to stay in ? why not remove it and put him outside ? )
Dont Mix Arabs/Islam with someone who actually reads the Koran the way they want ( There is people who does the same with the Bibble or the Tora )
10 - Didnt understood that comparision about the USA and Germany ( but about your middle class , well i just say this , it isnt the Rich class that goes into war , its the middle class , and well the richer get richer the poor get poorer and the middle class becomes poorer because , they cant support the costs of a war - prices going up , etc etc.


Main problem is that you talk about the US and i can tell you that due to this Oil problem and Iraq war / Soon to be Iran , All Middle class in 80% of the world does suffer.

The middle class looks to their pocket each time they need to fill their car / buy food seeing the pocket get empty every day while the rich dont even mind , its like a drop in the ocean the money they're spending

I have a bmw , i used to blow 40

[Akaruz]

Yeah...well Israel has a powerful ally. Now they said that those Fighter Jets about a month back which were flying west of Israel over the sea, wasn't a military exercise, but that they were getting ready for an air show...
Oil prices went up another 5.2 $ recently, due to Iran's missile tests apparently.

Definitely agree on many of those topics PlageuRat, especially with the currency change now from US to Euros...on most international exchange.

The prices were already going up since that OPEP president said he expected the prices to go till 170$

Israel has interestes in the US and well the US DOES NOT want to have all the Israel money going away ( Hell ya - if someone that is going for hte presidency doesnt go to Israel or Talks about Israel wont be a president it seems since they wont get MONEY Fund :P )

Dont blame the Arabs for the Euro being better than the US , Before the IRaq war it was already better , but well not that high diference

Each Time Dubya speaks someone laughs counting their money ( Main problem is that if Dubya speaks its SHOWED in every Country at prime time ( News ) , he forgets that while he talks for his Country , the world outside is watching and sometimes ( Majority ) it doesnt go that well

[wounded]

http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/10/mark...ex.htm?cnn=yes
That's why I mentioned that it went up 5$ today...I know that the oil prices were rising for months now, and it has actually decreased about a week ago, but it's resuming it's rise again.

Oil settles $5.60 higher to $141.65 as Middle East tensions have investors on edge. OPEC reports that global demand will grow by 50% by 2030.