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MMC
01-02-2012, 09:06 AM
(Reuters) - Iran (http://thepoliticalforums.com/places/iran) said on Monday it had successfully test-fired what it described as two long-range missiles, flexing its military muscle in the face of mounting Western pressure over its nuclear program.....snip~

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/02/us-iran-missile-idUSTRE80007E20120102


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngSjBIdEk3k

According to Iran one of these missiles is capable of avoiding radar. This comes on the end of their Naval Excerises. Where they believe they can shut down the Strait of Hormuz. Technically one is a medium range missile. So they up the Ante while at the same time show the West that they can force Oil prices to rise!

Which they did yesterday. Showing some are getting nervous over Irans rhetoric. In the link the Israeli's responded. Then thi morning Iran announced they were closer to achieving their nuclear goal.

MMC
01-02-2012, 09:48 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/iran-fires-radar-beating-missile-during-gulf-drill-125706609.html
TEHRAN (Reuters) - - Iran announced a nuclear fuel breakthrough and test-fired a new radar-evading medium-range missile in the Gulf on Sunday, moves that could further antagonize the West at a time when Tehran is trying to avert harsh new sanctions on its oil industry.

At the same time, it signaled on Saturday that it was ready to resume stalled international talks on its nuclear programme.

It says the programme is completely peaceful and, in what Iranian media described as an engineering breakthrough, state television said Iran had successfully produced and tested its own uranium fuel rods for use in its nuclear power plants.
The rods were made in Iran and inserted into the core of Tehran's nuclear research reactor, the television reported.

However, Obama asked for scope to apply the measures flexibly, and will have discretion to waive penalties. Senior U.S. officials said Washington was consulting foreign partners to ensure the new measures did not harm global energy markets.....snip~

Uh huh waivers.....just in case Russia and China have something to say methinks.

Conley
01-02-2012, 10:19 AM
I remember reading just a couple of days ago they said they were ready to sit back down at the negotiating table. But now with their homemade fuel rods and missile tests, they're in a better position than they were a few days ago. I wouldn't trust them to stop at this point no matter what concessions Obama makes (and there should be none).

MMC
01-02-2012, 10:27 AM
I remember reading just a couple of days ago they said they were ready to sit back down at the negotiating table. But now with their homemade fuel rods and missile tests, they're in a better position than they were a few days ago. I wouldn't trust them to stop at this point no matter what concessions Obama makes (and there should be none).

Yeah acording to the piece it says they have contacted the EU Commission. So it would appear that they intend to negotiate with the strength that they can produce their fuel rods. That if they had wanted to build a bomb they could have. Still with the firing of that one missile that made some nervous as Oil is set to spike up again. Moreover it now can hit anything in Bahrain.

The Saudis said they will keep up with the demand. The Alleged Experts say that the Saudis cannot do it.....despite what they say. So just how does this wavier system work. When it will obviously affect others markets. Some connected to Iran and others not?

waltky
04-12-2016, 12:41 AM
Iranian FM thumbs his nose at Kerry...
:angry:
Iran’s FM to Kerry: We Won’t Negotiate Over Our Missiles
April 11, 2016 – Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif hit back Sunday at his erstwhile nuclear negotiation partner Secretary of State John Kerry for suggesting that Iran may consider negotiating an end to its ballistic missile program.


“Secretary Kerry and the U.S. State Department know well that Iran’s missile and defense capabilities are not open to negotiation,” state media quoted Zarif as saying during a joint press conference with his visiting Estonian counterpart – the latest in a series of European government representatives to visit Tehran after the lifting of sanctions under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal. “There will be no JCPOA for defense issues,” Zarif declared. During a visit to Bahrain last week, Kerry said in relation to concerns about Iran’s destabilizing behavior in the region and missile launches that the U.S. and its Arab Gulf allies were “prepared to work a new arrangement to find a peaceful solution to these issues.”

His words were interpreted in some media reporting as implying an offer to negotiate with Iran over its missile program, although State Department spokesman Mark Toner disputed Friday that Kerry that making any such suggestion. Toner said Kerry was simply “emphasizing or underscoring the fact that if Iran chooses to act more constructively in the region, then we can have a different kind of relationship with Iran.” Pointing to that denial, Zarif said Kerry knew full well the missiles were not up for negotiation, and that even the State Department had called the claims baseless. At Iran’s insistence, its missile activities were left off the agenda in the talks that produced the JCPOA last summer. A series of provocative launches, last fall and again early last month, has prompted calls in Congress for new sanctions, a move not supported by the administration.

The administration has announced some modest unilateral sanctions designations, but efforts to respond multilaterally to the launches have run into Russian opposition at the U.N. Security Council. In a number of speeches and statements since the JCPOA was concluded, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has publicly ruled out negotiations with the U.S. on any other issues. During a meeting between Khamenei and senior Iranian armed forces commanders on Sunday, chief of staff Maj. Gen. Hassan Firouzabadi presented a report on the military’s activities, telling the supreme leader the forces were obliged to develop missile capabilities “in a bid to defend the sanctuary of pure Islam and ensure the security of the nation and [its] borders.” Iran insists its missile program and launches are for purely defensive purposes, but U.S. intelligence officials dispute that.

MORE (http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/irans-fm-kerry-we-wont-negotiate-over-our-missiles)

Ransom
04-12-2016, 12:24 PM
Their medium and long range ballistic missile improvements have been noted for some time. Makes you wonder why Obama would have made the deal that he made.

donttread
04-12-2016, 02:24 PM
(Reuters) - Iran (http://thepoliticalforums.com/places/iran) said on Monday it had successfully test-fired what it described as two long-range missiles, flexing its military muscle in the face of mounting Western pressure over its nuclear program.....snip~

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/02/us-iran-missile-idUSTRE80007E20120102


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngSjBIdEk3k

According to Iran one of these missiles is capable of avoiding radar. This comes on the end of their Naval Excerises. Where they believe they can shut down the Strait of Hormuz. Technically one is a medium range missile. So they up the Ante while at the same time show the West that they can force Oil prices to rise!

Which they did yesterday. Showing some are getting nervous over Irans rhetoric. In the link the Israeli's responded. Then thi morning Iran announced they were closer to achieving their nuclear goal.

Like nobody expected this to turn into the predictable ego driven dick measuring contet

waltky
01-31-2017, 09:01 PM
Granny says, "Dat's right - dem sneaky Iranians is gettin' ready to nuke Israel...
http://www.politicalforum.com/images/smilies/icon_grandma.gif
Iran conducts ballistic missile test in ‘flagrant violation’ of UN Security Council resolution
Wednesday 1st February, 2017 - Iran on Sunday conducted its first missile test since the inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the United States.


According to a U.S. defense official, the Khorramshahr medium-range missile, which was launched on Sunday ended in failure and the missile exploded after 630 miles, posing no threat to the U.S. or its allies in the region. In September last year, Iran defense minister Brigadier Gen. Hossein Dehqan had said that the country was to begin production of the missile. Officials said that the test launch was carried out from a site near Semnan, about 140 miles east of Tehran and that Iran had lauched such a missile in July last year. Both the U.S. and European government have condemned the many missile tests conducted by Iran in recent months, claiming that they are a breach of its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal. On Monday, Sean Spicer commenting on the test said, "We're aware that Iran fired that missile, we're looking into the exact nature of it."

Condemning the missile test, U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a critic of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, said, "No longer will Iran be given a pass for its repeated ballistic missile violations, continued support of terrorism, human rights abuses and other hostile activities that threaten international peace and security." The United Nations Security Council also said it would hold urgent talks on Tuesday following the ballistic missile test. Ambassador Nikki Haley is expected to be part of this meeting. According to the 2015 Security Council resolution, Iran is prohibited from any activities related to ballistic missiles designed to deliver nuclear warheads. Iran has however argued that the tests are legitimate because they are not designed to carry a nuclear warhead. Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, meanwhile, said the test was in "flagrant violation" of the resolution, adding that he would address the Iran issue during his meeting with Trump, scheduled to be held on February 15.


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Netanyahu wrote on Facebook on Monday, “I will meet President Trump in Washington soon, and among the issues I will address, is the need to renew the sanctions against Iran. Sanctions against the ballistic missiles, and other sanctions against the terror, and re addressing the failed agreement on its nuclear capabilities. I know that this bothers not only Israel, and not only the U.S. but other countries in the region. Iran's aggression should not be ignored." In March last year, Iran sparked international condemnation after it test-fired two ballistic missiles. One of the missiles was emblazoned with the phrase “Israel must be wiped out” in Hebrew. U.S. State department spokesman Mark Toner also said the U.S. was determining if the latest test was in violation of that resolution. “When actions are taken that violate or are inconsistent with the resolution, we will act to hold Iran accountable and urge other countries to do so as well,” Toner said.

Meanwhile, Trump had long phone conversations with Saudi Arabia's King Salman and the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi on Sunday aimed at solidifying his relationship with the leaders of key Arab allies and the most powerful states in the region. Post the conversations, the White House said in a statement that in addition to combating radical Islamic terrorism and boosting economic ties and cooperating in regional Middle-Eastern security, the two leaders agreed to tackle Iran’s “destabilizing regional activities” in the region. According to the statement, the U.S. president agreed with the Saudi king on “the importance of rigorously enforcing” the Iran nuclear deal, in contrast to Trump's past longstanding opposition to the deal.

http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/251348677/iran-conducts-ballistic-missile-test-in-flagrant-violation-of-un-security-council-resolution

See also:

Iran won't use ballistic missiles to attack any country - foreign minister
Wednesday 1st February, 2017: Iran said on Tuesday it would never use its ballistic missiles to attack another country but that its missile tests are neither part of a nuclear accord with world powers nor a U.N. Security Council resolution endorsing the deal.


Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif spelled out Tehran's stance after a U.S. official said Iran on Sunday test-launched a medium-range ballistic missile that exploded after 630 miles (1,010 km). Visiting French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault told reporters France had voiced its concerns over the Iranian test, adding that it harmed the international community's confidence in Tehran and contravened U.N. Security Council Resolution 2231. That resolution ratified a July 2015 accord between Iran and six world powers under which it scaled back its nuclear activity to defuse concerns it could be put to making atomic bombs; in return, Iran won relief from crippling economic sanctions.

Zarif neither confirmed nor denied the U.S. report that it tested a ballistic missile on Sunday but added: "The missiles aren't part of the nuclear accords. Iran will never use missiles produced in Iran to attack any other country." "No Iranian missiles have been produced to carry nuclear warheads," said Zarif, speaking at a joint news conference held with Ayrault in Tehran. The Security Council resolution called on Iran not to carry out activity related to ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons. Senator Bob Corker, chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, condemned Iran on Monday and said he would work with other lawmakers and the Trump administration to hold Iran accountable.

Ayrault said at the start of his two-day trip to Tehran on Monday that France would act as a defender of the nuclear deal that new U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to tear up. But Ayrault added it was imperative the Islamic Republic abide strictly by the conditions of the accord. Ayrault said it was in the "common interest" that all sides heeded the deal. The United States, Russia, China, Britain, Germany and France were parties to the deal. Paris took one of the hardest lines against Tehran in the negotiations, but has been quick to restore trade relations since then.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/iran-won-t-use-ballistic-missiles-to-attack-any-country-foreig/3480834.html

MMC
02-01-2017, 06:55 AM
Yep thats the second time. But the UN has taken it up the issue.....per our insistence.

waltky
02-01-2017, 08:36 PM
Granny says, "Dat's right - tell `em we gonna tear up dat nuclear agreement an' put `em back on sanction if dey don't act like dey got some sense an' behave demselves...
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Trump adopts aggressive posture toward Iran after missile launch
February 1, 2017 | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump took an aggressive posture toward Iran on Wednesday for test-firing a ballistic missile, with his national security adviser declaring "we are officially putting Iran on notice" for what he called a provocation.


The warning from Michael Flynn marked an abrupt change in policy and tone toward Iran from that of Trump's predecessor, Democrat Barack Obama, who had negotiated a 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran. It was Trump's sharpest threat against a U.S adversary since taking office on Jan. 20, a warning that could foreshadow more aggressive economic and diplomatic measures against Iran. Flynn told reporters that, instead of being thankful to the United States for the nuclear deal, "Iran is now feeling emboldened. As of today, we are officially putting Iran on notice.”

Iran confirmed on Wednesday it had tested a new missile but said it did not breach a nuclear accord reached with world powers or a U.N. Security Council resolution that endorsed the pact. The Islamic Republic carried out the test of a medium-range missile on Sunday, a U.S. official said on Monday, speaking on condition of anonymity. Flynn said on Wednesday that the missile launch was in defiance of the 2015 Security Council resolution. While signaling a more muscular U.S. foreign policy that Trump has said he would pursue, the meaning of Flynn's comment was unclear.

Three senior U.S. officials who briefed reporters at the White House said a range of options, including economic sanctions, was being considered on how to respond and that a broad review was being conducted of the U.S. posture toward Iran. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, declined to say whether a military option was on the table. "We are in the process of evaluating the strategic options and the framework for how we want to approach these issues," one official said. "We do not want to be premature or rash or take any action that would foreclose options or unnecessarily contribute to a negative response."

Crude oil futures rallied on Wednesday, jumping more than $1 a barrel on geopolitical concerns after Iran confirmed the missile test and bulls found support in reports on production cuts. The Islamic Republic has test-fired several ballistic missiles since the nuclear deal in 2015, but the latest test was the first since Trump became president. Flynn, in his first appearance in the White House press briefing room, said the missile launch and an attack against a Saudi naval vessel by Iran-allied Houthi militants off the coast of Yemen underscored "Iran’s destabilizing behavior across the Middle East."

MORE (https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-white-house-puts-iran-notice-over-ballistic-191459506.html?ref=gs)

waltky
10-31-2017, 02:51 AM
Granny says, "Dat's right - dey wanna nuke Israel...
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423-2: House Passes Bill Targeting Iran’s Ballistic Missile Program
October 27, 2017 – The House of Representatives on Thursday passed with overwhelming support bipartisan sanctions legislation targeting Iran’s ballistic missiles, which has provided Tehran with sophisticated S-300 surface-to-air missiles. The bill includes provisions that could ensnare Russia.


The Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act (H.R. 1698) also, for the first time, mandates restrictions on entry into the U.S. of those found to be supplying or financing the missile program. It passed in the House by a vote of 423 to 2, with only Republican libertarian Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and John Duncan of Tennessee opposing. The latest congressional swipe at Iran came on the heels of Wednesday’s passage of three bills targeting Hezbollah, Iran’s Shi’ite proxy in Lebanon. “These sanctions will squeeze Iranian and foreign companies, banks and individuals that support the Iranian regime’s illicit weapons programs,” said House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Rep. Ed Royce (R-Calif.), the bill’s chief sponsor.

Committee member Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) said after the vote, “We sent a strong message to Iran and to those individuals and financial institutions that support its dangerous weapons programs: the days of America standing by and allowing you to build up an arsenal that threatens our families and our allies are over.” H.R. 1698 requires the president to impose sanctions against Iranian government agencies involved in ballistic missile development, but also against foreign government agencies, entities or individuals that supply or finance such efforts. Also targeted for sanctions are foreign entities that transfer goods or technology that contribute to Iran’s ability to develop ballistic missiles, including “destabilizing numbers and types of advanced conventional weapons.”

The text explains that the term “destabilizing numbers and types of advanced conventional weapons … includes the S-300 and S-400 missile defense systems.” Moscow for five years maintained a voluntary ban on sale of the S-300 systems to Iran, but President Vladimir Putin lifted it in an April 2015 decree, arguing the embargo was no longer needed given progress in international nuclear negotiations (which delivered the controversial deal three months later).

The systems are designed to protect military bases and infrastructure against attack by enemy aircraft, and in mid-2016, Iran deployed newly-acquired S-300s at a key underground nuclear facility. After it did so, the Obama White House said the move was “objectionable” but called the systems “defensive in nature.” Last month the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) displayed S-300 systems at a military parade in central Tehran marking the 37th anniversary of the 1980s Iran-Iraq war.

‘Belligerence and meddling’ (https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/423-2-house-passes-bill-targeting-irans-ballistic-missile-program)