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Iran ready to give U.S. 'slap in the face' - commander

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Head of Iran's Revolutionary guards ground forces Mohammad Pakpour (C) attends a funeral ceremony in Tehran October 20, 2009. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl

 

DUBAI (Reuters) - The United States should expect a "strong slap in the face" if it underestimates Iran's defensive capabilities, a commander of the elite Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday, as Tehran concluded war games.

 

Since taking office last month, U.S. President Donald Trump has pledged to get tough with Iran, warning the Islamic Republic after its ballistic missile test on Jan. 29 that it was playing with fire and all U.S. options were on the table.

 

"The enemy should not be mistaken in its assessments, and it will receive a strong slap in the face if it does make such a mistake," said General Mohammad Pakpour, head of the Guards’ ground forces, quoted by the Guards' website Sepahnews.

 

On Wednesday, the Revolutionary Guards concluded three days of exercises with rockets, artillery, tanks and helicopters, weeks after Trump warned that he had put Tehran "on notice" over the missile launch.

 

"The message of these exercises ... for world arrogance is not to do anything stupid," said Pakpour, quoted by the semi-official news agency Tasnim.

 

"Everyone could see today what power we have on the ground." The Guards said they test-fired "advanced rockets" and used drones in the three-day exercises which were held in central and eastern Iran.

 

As tensions also mounted with Israel, a military analyst at Tasnim said that Iran-allied Hezbollah could use Iranian made Fateh 110 missiles to attack the Israeli nuclear reactor at Dimona from inside Lebanon.

 

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said last Thursday that his group, which played a major role in ending Israel's occupation of Lebanon, could strike Dimona.

 

"Since Lebanon's Hezbollah is one of the chief holders of the Fateh 110, this missile is one of main alternatives for targeting the Dimona installations," Hossein Dalirian said in a commentary carried by Tasnim.

 

Iran says its missile program is defensive and not linked to its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. During the U.S. election race, Trump branded the accord "the worst deal ever negotiated", telling voters he would either rip it up or seek a better agreement.

 

(Reporting by Dubai newsroom; Editing by Sami Aboudi and Alison Williams)

 
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Indeed.  The US... anyone for that matter... will not do well in low intensity conflict where the "enemy" uses terror attacks and/or guerilla tactics, concealed among the local population.  David and Goliath.  Death by 1,000 cuts.

 

But in a one to one military confrontation, unrestrained US Forces will make short work of the Iranians.   They have no buffer, their coastline IS the front line, where they park, service and re-supply their Naval forces.  They consider the Strait of Hormuz is their advantage, in particular if they mine it, but it's not.  That which inhibits me also inhibits my enemy.  They virtually trap themselves in the Gulf, like fish in a barrel.  

 

US Naval forces can pick off targets at their leisure from the relative safety of the N. Arabian Sea.   Any attempt by Iranians to launch an air, missile, surface or sub-surface offensive through the Strait, will be detected, tracked and destroyed. 

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1 hour ago, ilostmypassword said:

They did considerably more than slap the USA in the face during the US occupation of Iraq.

 

Yep. As long as the US allow them to engage in a terrorist type guerrilla war they may well do some slapping. If the US decided to go on, full out real war - give them about 5 minutes.

 

Be like a light weight ladyboy slapping with her heals fighting the Hulk in a bad mood.

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1 minute ago, Baerboxer said:

 

Yep. As long as the US allow them to engage in a terrorist type guerrilla war they may well do some slapping. If the US decided to go on, full out real war - give them about 5 minutes.

 

Be like a light weight ladyboy slapping with her heals fighting the Hulk in a bad mood.

Just like we showed the Iraqis. Shock and awe.

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8 minutes ago, ilostmypassword said:

Just like we showed the Iraqis. Shock and awe.

 

Saddam Hussein and his forces more than held their own in a war against the military might of Iran. In the fist and second Gulf war the Iraqi military crumbled against Western forces. 

 

Fighting a conventional war is not the same as trying to police a civil war riddles with terrorists, insurgents and disparate factions.

 

This is a commander of a vaunted part of the Iranian military.  His force have never been tested other than against unarmed civilians for considerable time. 

 

Many Iranians are unhappy with the way things are in Iran - that's why they operate and oppressive regime.

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2 hours ago, funandsuninbangkok said:

Nuke em

The Americans would not dare

 

Totally failed to reel in N Korea 

 

Anyway, what has Iran done to the USA compared to what the USA has done to Iran?

 

Much better to build bridges with Iran and undermine their revolutionary guards in that way.

 

I guess global strategists are pretty thin on the ground?

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33 minutes ago, Baerboxer said:

Many Iranians are unhappy with the way things are in Iran - that's why they operate and oppressive regime.

Correct

 

And that can be used to the west's  advantage 

 

If only we had some really bright strategists....

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2 hours ago, Baerboxer said:

 

Yep. As long as the US allow them to engage in a terrorist type guerrilla war they may well do some slapping. If the US decided to go on, full out real war - give them about 5 minutes.

 

Be like a light weight ladyboy slapping with her heals fighting the Hulk in a bad mood.

Be careful Trump may have a "Turn it into a parking lot" mentality. For the sake of disclosure I am a fan of the Hulkster. 

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Is this the same country that sends small fishing boats to confront US Carrier Groups and loan destroyers? If this General wants to win a Darwin award, let him exercise his delusional fantasies, Iran will be a parking lot when we are done with them.

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1 minute ago, ocddave said:

Is this the same country that sends small fishing boats to confront US Carrier Groups and loan destroyers? If this General wants to win a Darwin award, let him exercise his delusional fantasies, Iran will be a parking lot when we are done with them.

Careful with that. Iran has a considerable military. They could do damage. I understand that Iran wants respect but I also think they are not a regime that should ever get nukes. As far as trump having nukes, well, that happened. 

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3 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Careful with that. Iran has a considerable military. They could do damage. I understand that Iran wants respect but I also think they are not a regime that should ever get nukes. As far as trump having nukes, well, that happened. 

Yeah, we heard this same song and dance with Saddam, "the fourth largest military in the world", it folded faster than they could surrender.

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2 minutes ago, ocddave said:

Thats all you got?.... you need new material.

Here's something.

Have a look at all the wars the U.S. has been in since WW2 and post a chart of how many were clearly wins.

 

 

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3 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Here's something.

Have a look at all the wars the U.S. has been in since WW2 and post a chart of how many were clearly wins.

 

 

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Who said we are invading Iran? We can sit back and bomb them into oblivion, at the very least into submission.

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22 minutes ago, ocddave said:

Is this the same country that sends small fishing boats to confront US Carrier Groups and loan destroyers? If this General wants to win a Darwin award, let him exercise his delusional fantasies, Iran will be a parking lot when we are done with them.

If Trump did do something crazy like nuking Iran, do you think Iran's buddy in Moscow would stand idly by?  Putin is just itching to use up some of his stockpile of outdated nukes. 

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4 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Here's something.

Have a look at all the wars the U.S. has been in since WW2 and post a chart of how many were clearly wins.

 

 

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Your silly post shows you've never been in the military.  

 

Answer:  nobody wins in a war.

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1 minute ago, Berkshire said:

If Trump did do something crazy like nuking Iran, do you think Iran's buddy in Moscow would stand idly by?  Putin is just itching to use up some of his stockpile of outdated nukes. 

Where did I suggest the use of Nukes?!

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