Is war on the horizon in the Middle East?  Iran is certainly arming for one.  In fact, what we are witnessing now could potentially be considered the greatest military buildup in the history of the Middle East.  Basically what Iran has done is they have pushed all of their chips to the middle of the table and have decided that they are going to develop nuclear weapons no matter what.  Now they are arming themselves to the teeth for the confrontation with Israel and/or the United States that they know is coming at some point.  We all know that there will be wars in the last days, but when war erupts in the Middle East, things are not going to be pleasant - especially if nuclear, chemical and biological weapons are used.
Iran and Israel are caught in a bizarre game of chicken, and Iran is showing no signs of blinking.  In fact, Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has ordered his country's nuclear agency to begin the production of higher enriched uranium.  Iran seems to have no fear of sanctions or of anything else.  Perhaps they realize that Obama has absolutely no interest in a war with Iran.  Or perhaps they are just crazy.  In any event, Iran's leaders have set their course and they seem to have no intention of altering it.
In fact, they are arming themselves as if a coming war with Israel is inevitable....
*An Iranian air force commander said on Monday that Iran will soon unveil a domestically-made air defense system with at least the same capability as Russia's very powerful S-300 anti-aircraft hardware.  If this is true, it will be a major change in the balance of power.
*Iran has begun producing very advanced unmanned drones capable of carrying out devastating assaults "with high precision"
*Iran has also announced that they officially started production of two new kinds of conventional missiles on Saturday.
*There are even persistent rumors that Iran is developing intercontinental ballistic missiles that could potentially carry nuclear warheads.  If that ever comes to fruition, the United States would be in much greater danger.
So what does all of this mean?
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It means that Iran is desperately trying to develop strategic weapons that will enable it to close the gap somewhat between itself and Israel and the United States. do not see the military of Iran as a attacking threat with such things as you mention. It’s only a matter of time before Israel takes action with or without assistance from other nation states. Now what does concern me is the lax policies of the corporate controlled republican and democrats who keep assisting illegal immigration which I should not have to tell you terrorists have no problem entering the states. If Iran poses a threat to the u.s. then why are they worrying about the armament of their arsenal rather than them sending jihadist or revolutionary guards to wreak havoc (think mumbai). I’m confident in Israel taking care of any concerns you speak of with these buildup’s of arms. Just so you know Israel has been our proxy for quite sometime and God bless them for tolerating u.s. sold out politicians. I’m sure if they did not have to worry about another holocaust that they’d be more than happy to let us feel the pain & effects just so Americans might quit being apathetic and help Israel take action.
I don’t believe the build-up of arms in Iran has anything to do with Israel. I describe in my book “Living in the Age of the Ram and the Goat” a scenario in which Iran intends to take over the Persian Gulf Area by invading Iraq, Turkey and Saudi Arabia after the United States pull out of the region (about 2012). The anti-aircraft equipment you mention in their article will be necessary when they invade Turkey (Turkey has their own F-16 manufacturing capability).
Darren Thompson
Today Iranian leaders continue to publicly state over and over that they look forward to wiping Israel off the map, but over and over world leaders do not seem to be taking these statements seriously.
For example, the official website of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is reporting that he just told Mauritanian President Mohammed Ould Abdel Aziz that one day the Islamic nations of the world will witness the absolute destruction of the state of Israel.
Considering the fact that Khamenei is the most powerful person in Iran, you would think that someone would be alarmed by that statement.
The following is an English translation of an excerpt from Khamenei's statement....
"Surely, the day will come when the nations of the region will witness the destruction of the Zionist regime... when the destruction happens will depend on how the Islamic nations approach the issue."
It is this kind of talk that is bringing the world ever closer to World War 3, and yet most of the world yawns when they hear statements such as this apparently because they don't believe that we should take people like Khamenei seriously.
But this is a nation that has one of the most powerful militaries on the planet and that is on the verge of getting nuclear weapons.
For religious madmen who openly sponsor and support terror groups to possess nuclear weapons is a combination that will endanger the entire world.
And they are religious madmen.
For example, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is claiming that the United States is purposely attempting to block the return of the Mahdi.
Most politicians in the West simply cannot identify with this kind of thinking and so they just dismiss it and don't take it seriously.
But things are about to get a whole lot more serious.  Iran recently announced a plan for 10 new industrial scale uranium enrichment facilities and has earmarked approximately 20 million dollars for terrorist groups fighting the West.  Iran has also successfully test long-range missiles and there were recently reports that Tehran was close to reaching a deal to clandestinely import 1,350 tons of purified uranium ore from Kazakhstan.
These boys are quite serious about getting nukes.