“To follow our defense programs, we don’t ask permission from anyone.” The new rocket is “capable of scrutinizing the targets and destroying them completely.” But no need to be concerned: CNN tells us that “Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has insisted Iran is not building a bomb and says weapons of mass destruction are forbidden under Islam. The Supreme Leader’s anti-nuke fatwa actually doesn’t exist, but hey, let’s not nitpick!
As for the clock reference in the headline, if you don’t get it, see here.
“Iran test-fires new generation long-range ballistic missiles, state media report,” by Tim Hume, CNN, October 11, 2015:
(CNN)Iran has successfully test-fired a new precision-guided, long-range missile, state-run media reported on Sunday.
The Emad (Pillar) surface-to-surface missile, designed and built by Iranian experts, is the country’s first long-range missile that can be precision-guided until it reaches its target, said Brig. Gen. Hossein Dehqan, Iran’s defense minister.
“To follow our defense programs, we don’t ask permission from anyone,” he said, according to state-run news agency IRNA.
The new rocket is “capable of scrutinizing the targets and destroying them completely,” IRNA reported.
The Emad would be Tehran’s first precision-guided missile with the range to reach its enemy, Israel.
Israel is bitterly opposed to Iran’s nuclear program, and observers have speculated that it could be prepared to launch pre-emptive strikes on Iranian nuclear sites in an effort to derail their progress.
Dehqan said following the launch that the Emad would greatly increase Iran’s strategic deterrence capability, state media reported….
When Tehran announced in February last year that it had successfully test-fired a laser-guided surface-to-surface and air-to-surface missile and a long-range ballistic missile capable of carrying multiple warheads, the Pentagon spokesman at the time, Adm. John Kirby, described the missile program as “a dangerous threat to the region.”
He noted that U.N. Security Council Resolution 1929 prohibits Iran from undertaking any activity related to ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons, including launches using ballistic missile technology.
Since 2003, concern over Iran’s nuclear program has grown as Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency spar over Iran’s growing capability.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has insisted Iran is not building a bomb and says weapons of mass destruction are forbidden under Islam….
The Supreme Leader’s anti-nuke fatwa actually doesn’t exist.

Don McKellar says
Perfect headline.
Truth is though that Obama would LOVE to have him at the White House for prayers.
gravenimage says
Yes–even though this subject is literally deadly serious, that headline is darkly hilarious.
Buraq says
‘The Emad (Pillar) surface-to-surface missile, designed and built by Iranian experts, …….’
Experts? These clowns couldn’t reverse engineer an abacus. Does the rocket have speakers attached so that it yells ‘Allahu Akbar’ just before striking its target? Add the problems of dealing with Stuxnet and this rocket won’t fly to the end of the street.
Idiots!
gravenimage says
Yeah–I wonder where the Iranians *actually* got their expertise on building this missile? Russia? North Korea?
VampireJack says
In reality, probably the U.S.
Lookmann says
graven,
I remember reports that said North Korea supplied some missiles and technology too.
Alarmed Pig Farmer says
You’re thinking they got the kit from the North Koreans? That would work, cuz the North Koreans get their technology from the Communist Chinese, who stole it from America to begin with.
VampireJack says
So originally from the Nazi’s then, eh?
Project Paperclip and all that. 😉
Dr. Divinity says
This must be one of pillars of Islam.
Brendan says
Can’t be apparently it’s forbidden according to Khomeini
cs says
“Cool clock, Khamenei. Want to bring it to the White House?”
Perfect.
No Fear says
“Weapons of mass destruction are forbidden under Islam.”
That’s from the same guy who says “Death to America” and “Death to Israel”.
So if he doesn’t want to use weapons of mass destruction Is he going to behead all Americans and all Israelis?
Alarmed Pig Farmer says
I don’t think so. Persians have done nothing in the field of mechanical engineering, and head-lopping over 300 million infidels would definitely require an assembly line efficiency not seen since Dachau. We’re talking big, complicated machines that done break down or clog up with bone and flesh, plus a sophisticated transportation system to get the all those bodies to the Input hopper; that’s over the Persians’ heads. I think the Supreme Leader is lying, I think he’ll opt to use thermonuclear bomb technology for the job.
Huck Folder says
Please don’t call them ‘Persians’,
Persia under Cyrus II (they pronounce ‘kurush’)
was a great and honorable nation,
until ravaged by mozombs.
Nowrooz is not a ‘moslem’ celebration.
Jay Boo says
Lying is also forbidden in Islam.
I know this to be true because a Muslim told me so.
Therefore, since Lying is forbidden in Islam the Muslim must have been speaking the truth.
Full circle liberal logic.
somehistory says
The same headline was used on a cartoon a short time ago…not long after the bomb hoax in Irving.
The cartoon was of kerry and the other k…with a drawing very similar to the real thing shown above.
The k in Iran may just decide he wants to take it to the WH.
underbed cat says
Obama will know in advance and leave. The rest of us, we may get a few minutes. Unless …..something else happens.
Everything is forbidden in Islam even life it seems.
spot on says
We keep counting on the stupidity of Islamic countries to keep us safe. All the while, our leaders keep getting more stupid. Just look at how stupid our leaders are in everything they do.
Obviously they can’t be that stupid so there must be political cash donor’s at play that keep their minds focused on pleasing the donors and not pleasing the voters.
Angemon says
Ah, well, that is reassuring . if we can trust the people devoutly following the sect that invented the concept of “taqyyia”, who can we trust?
Angemon says
If we can‘t trust the people devoutly following, etc. Curse you, auto-corrector!
*shakes fist*
Westman says
Exactly right, Angemon.
The only thing warm and fuzzy is the Ayatollah’s face while the droplets of taqiyya sputter out of his mouth, dancing in the glare of cameras.
Alarmed Pig Farmer says
So this is the Moslem entrepreneurialism Prez Barack Hussein extolled at U Al-Alzhar. Finally, a success he can hang his hat on. You know, it’s been one flop and the next for him, but when the Supreme Leader detonates over Tel Aviv, that will be something he can point to in his legacy trophy case, something BIG.
spot on says
“Supreme Leader” aka “Supreme Cockroach”
Westman says
This is not a very good missile for any accurate targeting unless it is sent in numbers, or, it has a nuclear warhead.
The accuracy is 1640 ft. The average adult stride is about 2.4 ft. Take a straight line walk of 683 steps and look back. You are now more than a quarter mile away.The maximum payload is 1653 lb of conventional explosives, less than some truck bombs. It will do a great deal of damage where it explodes but is unlikely to hit, say, an Israeli airfield unless in sufficient numbers that statstically one will land close enough. This would be very lethal in a residential neighborhood of, say half-mile in width but would also get a response, perhaps nuclear, from the Israelis.
Only a pre-emptive nuclear strike on Israel by Iran would be sufficient to guarantee its destruction with only a few nuclear warheads. Anything less would result in the retaliatory destruction of Iran’s infrastructure, economy, and public services.
Every missile development in Iran should be viewed from the perspective of its capability to carry a nuclear warhead to Israel. The Israelis are quite right to consider stopping the Mad Ayatollah’s bomb development without asking for permission.
spot on says
The old 2000 lb. bombs of WWII would flatten a city block leaving a fairly deep crater. They were not accurate either but very effective in numbers. 1653 lb.s is not too far from that.
Your right, if they send them in numbers or with a nuclear warhead, Israel will have very serious problems. I believe that Iran is toast if they attack Israel with nukes or massive conventional weapons. The problem is that it is like being on the same airplane with a pilot that wants to die. No sane person wants that. The real question is whether Iran is sane or insane. I believe the latter since they are taught to love and look forward to Armageddon from cradle to grave.
Dave J says
Obviously it is to carry the nuclear bomb that they are not building.
What a curse on mankind is Islam.
David says
Working on the assumption that Iranian Mullas by and large are utter cowards who fear for their life, they are after the bomb because of internal threats to their power and they wish to secure their waning popularity within Iran by showing they can stand up to the west.
But the thing they fear most is to lose power and be brought to justice so they rule with an iron fist but at the same time try and placate the extremists that they will stand up to the west by building a bomb.
Mullas have no intention of using the bomb as it means instant retaliation and the end of their reign and most likely death.
A long time ago an Iranian told me that there was saying or prophecy I don’t know which, that in the future, there will be a Mulla hanging from every tree.
The younger generation in Iran want to party, to listen to music and dance not be forced by the Virtue Police to attend Friday prayers or be arrested for having a girlfriend.
The young people in Iran are at boiling point and sooner or later there will be another revolution except this time it will be a blood letting of Mullas.
Every one of their actions on the world stage is driven by this fear as the writing’s on the wall for Iran’s Mullas and they know it.
Brendan says
Weapons of mass destruction are forbidden under whaaaa???