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Iran threatens to attack Israel with weapons it has ‘not used before’ as it gets military support from Russia
NY Post ^ | 04/16/2024 | Melissa Koenig

Posted on 04/16/2024 6:48:27 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

Iran is reportedly getting a terrifying arsenal from Russia, including anti-aircraft launchers and fighter jets — and is threatening to fire weapons it has never before used in “a severe, extensive and painful response” to the “slightest action” by Israel.

Abolfazl Amouei, a spokesperson for the Iranian Parliament’s National Security Committee, told a local news station Monday that the Islamic Republic “will confront any Israeli aggression and respond to it.”

“We are ready to use weapons that we have not used before,” the official told Al-Mayadeen News, according to the Economic Times.

“We have plans for all scenarios, and we call on the Zionists to act rationally.”

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; Iran; Israel; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Russia; Ukraine; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: hamas; iran; islamicjihad; israel; putin; russia; terrorism; weapons
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Iran bluffing or showing their cards
1 posted on 04/16/2024 6:48:27 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

If they’d used them before, they’d be all blown up and usable.


2 posted on 04/16/2024 6:49:29 AM PDT by HonorInPa
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To: HonorInPa

What are you trying to say? Your post is unintelligible.


3 posted on 04/16/2024 6:51:19 AM PDT by Chainmail (How do I feel about ignorance and apathy? I don't know and I don't care.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Let’s see if the Russian crap is better than the Chinese crap. Maybe the mullahs can get to a 90% failure with some soviet surplus.


4 posted on 04/16/2024 6:53:14 AM PDT by HYPOCRACY (Brandon's pronouns: Xi/Hur)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
"The Zionists must act rationally".

Yes, they must. Take out any all Iranian nuclear, chemical or biological sites immediately.

5 posted on 04/16/2024 6:53:33 AM PDT by Chainmail (How do I feel about ignorance and apathy? I don't know and I don't care.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Well, Iran did attack Israel, directly.

Time for Israel to attack Iran directly, and take out all of their weapons storage facilities, INCLUDING their nuclear weapons research facilities, and drone development facilities.

Iran can ask Russia for help, but then, Russia is now more dependent on Iran for weapons than the other way. Russia will not gt involved with the Iran/Israel war.


6 posted on 04/16/2024 6:53:46 AM PDT by adorno (CCH)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

If they used WMDs, they would be at war with everyone except China and Russia. If I were Israel, I would hit infrastructure and their central bank. Destroy their ports and refineries. This gives them more significant problems to deal with than Israel.


7 posted on 04/16/2024 6:54:17 AM PDT by OldGoatCPO (No Caitiff Choir of Angels will sing for me. )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

They aren’t bluffing and can back up their threats. I think even Netanyahu realizes it would be suicidal for Israel to go to war with Iran. Iran managed to hit inside Israel’s heavily guarded nuclear zone which has the highest air defense of any military installation in the world. And Iran’s ballistic missiles penetrated that high security area easily.


8 posted on 04/16/2024 6:55:09 AM PDT by jimwatx
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Russian isn’t going to fight a war on 2 fronts, they need it all for Ukraine


9 posted on 04/16/2024 6:55:13 AM PDT by BigFreakinToad (Remember the Biden Kitchen Fire of 2004)
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To: BigFreakinToad

Our military support is better.


10 posted on 04/16/2024 6:56:10 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Diaper Joe isn’t going to support Israel. They will have to roll with what they got. Hopefully it’s enough.


11 posted on 04/16/2024 6:59:05 AM PDT by BigFreakinToad (Remember the Biden Kitchen Fire of 2004)
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To: OldGoatCPO

Excellent point. As George C. Marshall once said, “Amateurs study tactics, Professionals study Logistics”!


12 posted on 04/16/2024 6:59:18 AM PDT by Redleg Duke (“Who is John Galt?”)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Long term unintended consequences of when you F with a near peer nation, i.e. Russia.


13 posted on 04/16/2024 7:00:28 AM PDT by Red6
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To: HYPOCRACY
Don't underrate the "Russian and Chinese crap": their military leadership may be idiots, but their stuff works fine. While we were conducting the "firing to destruction" phase of the Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, we watched them fire 67 randomly-chosen SS-20 vehicle-mounted ballistic missiles (minus the warheads) and all 67 fired and full range to their targets. Our Pershing 2s were less successful during the same phase, with several failing to fire.

It's always a bad planning concept to assume most of the enemy's stuff won't work.

14 posted on 04/16/2024 7:01:02 AM PDT by Chainmail (How do I feel about ignorance and apathy? I don't know and I don't care.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Suppose Iran was able to wipe Israel off the map...would that solve what ails them?
Suppose they then wiped the U.S. off the map..
I guess there is still a great big world out there.... Canada.. China.. Pakistan..the island of Guam....


15 posted on 04/16/2024 7:02:59 AM PDT by Leep (Leftardism strikes 1 in 5.)
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To: OldGoatCPO

If Iran is clobbered but good by Israel —Iran will play the victim card and get international support (which they want and need) from Egypt, Turkey, and Others. You could set their nuke program back a few months and years. The question is what will Iraq do? In this Israel could win the war and lose the peace—and lose a big piece of Israel in the infamous “Two-State solution.”


16 posted on 04/16/2024 7:03:40 AM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade (. )
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To: Red6

Good thing we have plenty of oil reserves..oh wait...


17 posted on 04/16/2024 7:04:47 AM PDT by Leep (Leftardism strikes 1 in 5.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
Iran is reportedly getting a terrifying arsenal from Russia...

Sure, we all know that Russia has ran out of weapons. D'oh.

18 posted on 04/16/2024 7:07:04 AM PDT by Tommy Revolts (,,)
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To: Chainmail

Well the crap the Chinese sold the Iranians had a 99% failure rate against the crap we sold to the Israelis.

Our military always underperforms at international displays, so they can ask congress for more money.


19 posted on 04/16/2024 7:07:22 AM PDT by HYPOCRACY (Brandon's pronouns: Xi/Hur)
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To: Chainmail

I’ve heard they have an island with their oil refineries on it. Also heard suggestions they might go after their electrical/energy grid


20 posted on 04/16/2024 7:08:08 AM PDT by mware
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