Iran Claims To Test Fire Top Secret, “Unique In The World”, Ocean-Born Weapon Update: Exclusive Photos Of Weapon
The Revolutionary Guards chief said Iran would easily be able to close the Strait of Hormuz, a major oil shipping route, if the country were attacked over its nuclear program.
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran tested a new weapon for use at sea and says it can “easily” close a major oil passageway, the chief of the country’s elite Revolutionary Guards was quoted Monday as saying by the official IRNA news agency.
The commander, Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari, claimed the new marine weapon is “unique in the world” and has a range of 300 kilometers (186 miles).
The report provided no further details and didn’t say when or where the weapon was tested, but it quoted Jafari as saying that there is “no similar weapon in the service of armies in the world.” The alleged new weapon’s range indicated it may be some type of torpedo.
UPDATE - Here’s the weapon:
The Revolutionary Guards chief said Iran would easily be able to close the Strait of Hormuz, a major oil shipping route, if the country were attacked over its nuclear program.
Iran has “the possibility of closing the Strait of Hormuz easily and on an unlimited basis”, Revolutionary Guards commander-in-chief Mohammad Ali Jafari said, according to state radio.
Iran and the West are locked in a standoff on the country’s disputed uranium enrichment program, which the U.S. and its allies fear is aimed at making nuclear weapons. Iran denies the charge and says the program is only for producing electricity.
Both the U.S. and Israel have said they would prefer a diplomatic solution to the standoff, but have not ruled out other options, including a military one.
To show their readiness to defend, the Guards test fired missiles and torpedoes in the Persian Gulf last month, and Tehran claimed it tested a new Shahab missile with a range of 1,250 miles.
In case of a possible strike on Iran, Jafari said the country will respond in every way it can. The enemy, he said, would prefer to make the duration of the war as short as possible.
But, “we will prolong it,” Jafari said.
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Photos of the tests will be released as soon as they’re polished up on PhotoShop.
August 4th, 2008 at 5:07 amGood thing the democrats don’t want us going after our own oil. So instead of telling this asshole to go off and fuck a child like his master mohammad did, we will have to go to war to keep up our energy supplies.
Another example of how weakness invites war.
August 4th, 2008 at 5:21 amAll Fucking Talk!!!!
August 4th, 2008 at 5:28 amBut Dems want Repubs to go to war on oil so they can say that we go to war for oil and push their alternate fuel adgenda
August 4th, 2008 at 5:28 amBut Dems want Repubs to go to war on oil so they can say that we go to war for oil and push their alternate fuel agenda
August 4th, 2008 at 5:28 amoops. sorry about that ^_^
August 4th, 2008 at 5:29 amIf it is something “new” and “unique”, then it’s something the Russians either provided or gave them the design for, and it’s guaranteed to work only half as well as advertised. This is a crock of shit. Persians — the masters of the artful bluff. That will never change.
August 4th, 2008 at 5:45 amI’m thinking it’s either going to be faked or they’re making kaiten torpedoes. Either way it won’t be unique.
August 4th, 2008 at 5:52 amIf Achead wants higher oil prices why not just tell the ever eager news services that he has the power to drain the straits of Hormuz.Achead and Obama need to tour together. They can call it “Tour De BS”.Fly around in Obama one with kings of the world stenciled on their seats.
August 4th, 2008 at 6:03 amhttp://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/08/03/politics/fromtheroad/entry4317827.shtml
Blowhards…big talk from imbeciles with wet dreams. The only thing Iranian arsenal has that’s unique to fight the infidels is the ever present body funk.
That’s why our tough guys are forced to shoot from long range. Difficult to fight hand-to-hand when you’re wearing a clothes-pin on your nose and latex gloves to protect yourself from dried cling ons.
August 4th, 2008 at 6:08 amI think I found out what it is…
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh307/T-BaggsPhotos/poster75178175gunboat-1.jpg?t=1217859409
Once they’re done with it in PhotoShop, it should be pretty intimidating.
August 4th, 2008 at 6:17 amRight. If he had it, he’d use it. Probably no more than him crapping in the water. He may clog his toilet but it will take more than that this time, monkey boy.
August 4th, 2008 at 6:44 amProbably that dopey rocket torpedo that makes so much noise it can be tracked from anywhere on the earth. Oh, sure…..it travels at 300mph underwater, but can’t be guided once it’s been fired.
August 4th, 2008 at 7:59 amThey got the idea from Dune. They’re going to drain the straights to make Iran a water paradise.
August 4th, 2008 at 9:15 amthe spice is in everything
August 4th, 2008 at 9:16 amThanks alot for showing the new Coast Guard Cutter. It’s a very clean looking boat.
August 4th, 2008 at 10:08 amIt might be a guy with flippers and a knife
August 4th, 2008 at 10:36 amOR it could be this
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22949366@N07/2250255328/
August 4th, 2008 at 10:39 amMost of the time Iran reminds me of the toughest of the tough.. the baddest of the bad, yes.. you know them and love them,…. they’re the specops of the Internet.. its the Keyboard Commando… You’ve met them.. the ones that talk a whole bunch of shit from the safety of mommies basement, when everyone understands that in the real world if they blinked the wrong way they’de be in for a ass whipping. And like the keyboard commando what they really want is attention.
August 4th, 2008 at 11:20 amWhen you are going to shoot, shoot. Don’t talk.
August 4th, 2008 at 12:03 pmTuko 1966
I just noticed I type two instead of four in my previous post…senior moment.
August 4th, 2008 at 4:22 pmThis stuff is hilarious. Do they really think that they’re scaring anybody? Doesn’t the United States have enough in it’s nuclear arsenal to destroy the world at least once?
HEY, WE HAVE A TORPEDO… GUYS. HEY GUYS, PAY ATTENTION.
Oh sorry what? I was just making sure our silos in Iowa didn’t have any cows on them.
August 4th, 2008 at 5:11 pmI’ll bet it’s something like this:
August 4th, 2008 at 5:55 pmhttp://www.getodd.com/duck/largeimg/fishing2.jpg
it quoted Jafari as saying that there is “no similar weapon in the service of armies in the world.”
yeah, because NAVIES use torpedoes, ya fuckin dumbass. I say put up or shut up.
August 4th, 2008 at 8:52 pmbastards probably soak their greasy unwashed asses in the gulf causing some kind of biohazard
Billy
August 5th, 2008 at 12:33 amWhat’s the difference between I-am-ding-dongs military and the Democrats energy plan?
August 5th, 2008 at 7:19 am