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| Iran deploys sophisticated radar to Syria |
| 2010-07-04 |
| [Al Arabiya Latest] Iran has moved radar to Syria that could provide early-warning against a possible surprise Israeli air attack against Tehran's nuclear sites, a U.S. defense official said on Friday. The radar transfer was first reported in the Wall Street Journal on Thursday and prompted the State Department to voice concerns about cooperation between Syria and Iran. The sophisticated radar was deployed in Syria last year, the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told AFP The move could bolster Iran's position amid long-running speculation that Israel might stage a bombing raid against Tehran's nuclear enrichment facilities. Information from new radar also could potentially help the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah with its missile arsenal and air defenses. Israel and the United States have refused to rule out military action against Iran over its nuclear program, which Washington says is designed to secure atomic weapons. Iran has insisted its enrichment effort is purely peaceful and aimed at generating electricity. State Department spokesman Philip Crowley on Thursday said Washington had concerns about the relationship between Iran and Syria. "We don't believe that Iran's designs for the region are in Syria's best interest," Crowley told reporters. While acknowledging that all countries "have the right to protect themselves," the spokesman said the reported radar delivery would be of concern due to Syria's relationship with Hezbollah. President Barack Obama warned Iran Thursday it faced mounting isolation, signing tough new US sanctions he said would strike at Tehran's capacity to finance its nuclear program. The measures, on top of new U.N. Security Council and European sanctions, aim to choke off Iran's access to imports of refined petroleum products like gasoline and jet fuel and curb its access to the international banking system. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 Or a mix of 1500 Drones/Reapers. Let them try to decide which to shoot down or ignore. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-07-04 23:19 |
| #5 Wonder how effective it will be against 500 pre-programed Reapers released at the same time? |
| Posted by: Mike Hunt 2010-07-04 21:31 |
| #4 I'm guessing it's this: HQ2, a Chinese upgraded SA-2. China Quietly Defends Iran While Iran has been unable to get modern Russian S300 surface-to-air missiles (yet), they have gone ahead and built a nationwide air defense network using Chinese HQ2 missiles. These were first purchased in the 1980s, but since then, Iran progressed to the point where they are now building HQ2 missiles and radar stations under license. It's believed that China has quietly allowed Iran to build the latest versions of the HQ2 as well. These are not quite as effective as the S300, but are pretty formidable. |
| Posted by: ed 2010-07-04 20:14 |
| #3 Good---the more "sophisticated" it is, the more vulnerable to EW. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2010-07-04 04:38 |
| #2 Again, IMO NUKE-HAPPY ISLAMIST IRAN is more likely to hold out agz international sanctions than NORTH KOREA, as Iran doesn't have any pics of SKELETAL KIDDIES, CIVIE ADULTS, + most recently DPRK SOLDIERS as per MSM-Net reports. IFF CORRECT, ECON = FOOD TROUBLES IS STARTING TO "CREEP/AFFECT" MIL UNITS OR ELEMENTS WHICH KIMMIE + REGIME MUST RESOLVE ASAP LEST TO THEIR DETRIMENT. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-07-04 01:17 |
| #1 Since we are giving AID that untimately gets funneled into military adventures too other countries such as pakistan for example how about we give Isarel a carrier. |
| Posted by: chris 2010-07-04 00:45 |