Peace in our time!
“Iran conducts new missile tests defying US sanctions,” by Arthur MacMillan, AFP, March 8, 2016:
Tehran (AFP) – Iran conducted multiple ballistic missile tests Tuesday in what it said was a display of “deterrent power,” defying US sanctions imposed earlier this year aimed at disrupting its missile programme.
State media announced that short-, medium- and long-range precision guided missiles were fired from several sites to show the country’s “all-out readiness to confront threats” against its territorial integrity.
Pictures of the launches were broadcast and reports said the armaments used had ranges of 300 kilometres (190 miles), 500 km, 800 km and 2,000 km.
The United States hit Iran with fresh sanctions on its missile programme in January, 24 hours after separate sanctions related to Tehran’s nuclear activities had been lifted under a landmark deal with world powers.
The latest tests, during an exercise named “The Power of Velayat”, a reference to the religious doctrine of the Islamic republic’s leadership, were undertaken by the Revolutionary Guards and its Aerospace wing.
Velayat-i-faqih is rule by Islamic clerics, in imitation of Muhammad’s combined political, military and spiritual leadership. It is a concept articulated by the Ayatollah Khomeini and is the guiding philosophy of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Sepah News, the Guards’ official media service, carried a statement confirming the tests, which come less than two weeks after elections in Iran delivered gains to politicians aligned with Hassan Rouhani, the country’s moderate president.
The Revolutionary Guards report to Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, not Rouhani, and their influence dwarfs that of the army and other armed forces.
Ballistic missile tests have been seen as a means for Iran’s military to demonstrate that the nuclear deal will have no impact on its plans, which is says are for domestic defence only.
Major General Ali Jafari, the Guards’ top commander, and Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, spoke about the tests on television, with the latter downplaying the effect of US efforts to disrupt its activities.
“Our main enemies, the Americans, who mutter about plans, have activated new missile sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran and are seeking to weaken the country’s missile capability,” Hajizadeh said.
“The Guards and other armed forces are defenders of the revolution and the country will not pay a toll to anyone… and will stand against their excessive demands.”…

jihad3tracker says
LET US LOOK ON THE POSITIVE SIDE OF THIS —- REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT COMING SOON
Spot On says
Some of those Iranian missiles has our name on it?
Atheist kufar says
You lift sanction to impose new sanctions 24 hours later. Go figure!
Dave says
Excuse me Hillary, will you now criticize , JFK erry and OB on their Iranian deal…. Hillary? Anyone? Bueller?
If conservatives in the middle of an election don’t make a major issue out of this there is no hope.
Pathfinder0100 says
Well, I’m sure that Obama will bow once more to Ayatollah Khomeini, don’t cha think??
Jay Boo says
Let us hope that a missile goes off course and takes out the Kaaba in Mecca.
It is nothing but an idol worship sex fetish mausoleum stolen from pagans who tricked Muhammad (his claim) with help of the devil into worshipping gods other than Muhammad’s sock-puppet Allah anyway.
Jay Boo says
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Note: David Wood (Answering Muslim) is sort of ‘inside’ the Kaaba in video
duh_swami says
‘Pearls before swine always has the same results…Might as well tell all that to a brick wall,,,
Westman says
Islam instructs to never make a treaty or agreement with enemies that lasts longer than 10 years. And it is permissible to discard it if the enemy breaks any provision. Iran’s “dear leader” has already declared the US to be in violation. It is all about getting their frozen assets.
Davegreybeard says
@Westman
“Islam instructs to never make a treaty or agreement with enemies that lasts longer than 10 years. And it is permissible to discard it if the enemy breaks any provision.”
Slight correction Westman, it is not necessary for an enemy to break any provision of a treaty in order to discard it. It is only necessary to FEAR that an enemy MIGHT break a provision.
As Allah instructs in his Quran:
“And if thou fearest treachery from any folk, then throw back to them (their treaty) fairly. Lo! Allah loveth not the treacherous.” 8:58
Note to all Infidels who wish to find that pithy Quranic quote, but may have forgotten the number of the verse; you can frequently find it by Googleing part of the verse and “Quran.”
The above was found by “Quran ‘If thou fear treachery’” which took me to the site,
Verse (8:58) – The Quranic Arabic Corpus – Translation
corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=8&verse=58
The site provides seven different translations of the verse.
Aint the internet a wonnerfull thing?!
Westman says
I stand corrected and wondering why the US ever thought Iran’s government would honor any agreement with the US.
Angemon says
I think the work “moderate” was co-opted and twisted by the left-aligned people and no longer means what its dictionary definition says it does, much like “race”, “sex” or “feminism”.
manuel paleologus says
These missiles are just for agriculture reason. This is what the White House may claim. They are not directed against anyone. Iranians are very peaceful and means no harms to America.
Bezelel says
These missiles brought to you by barrracktooey hussein obola zika, the all knowing and wise POS. He couldn’t do worse if he tried.
SoCalMike says
Hang John Kerry and his boss by their necks for treason.
I’ll sell drinks and popcorn.
And applaud.
Walter Sieruk says
By engaging in this “test firing” of such missiles, those mullahs and ayatollahs along those other Muslim villains in power in this tyrannical Islamic regime of Iran their total arrogant contempt for the US and the other Western nations in this so called “deal.” Those Muslim clerics and other Muslim tyrants in power in this cruel and oppressive Islamic tyranny are, in character, reflected in the Bible in Psalm 73:6-9. Which reads, “Therefore pride is their necklace; they clothe themselves with violence. From their callous hearts comes iniquity; the evil conceits of their mind know limits. They scoff and speak with malice; in their arrogance they threaten oppression. Their mouths lay claim to heaven, and their tongues take possession of the earth.” [N.I.V.]