Russian Warships Dock In Iran for War Training.
Iranian military leader: ‘Only the
dead body of the American troops realizes the power of’ Iran.
Two Russian
warships have docked in northern Iran for a series of naval training exercises
with the Islamic Republic, according to Persian-language reports translated by
the CIA’s Open Source Center.
The two
Russian ships docked in Iran’s Anzali port on Sunday and will hold “joint naval
exercises during the three-day stay of the warships in Iran,” according to a
Persian-language report in Iran’s state-controlled Fars News Agency.
“The
[Russian] warships, Volgodonsk and Makhachkala docked in Anzali Port [near the
Caspian Sea], in the fourth naval zone, on the afternoon of 9 August,” the
report says.
The war
exercises come just weeks after Iran and global powers inked a nuclear accord
that will provide Iran with billions of dollars in sanctions relief in return
for slight restrictions on the country’s nuclear program.
Russian and
Iran have grown close in recent years, with delegations from each country
regularly visiting one another to ink arms deals and other agreements aimed at
strengthening Iran’s nuclear program.
Russia and
Iran agreed earlier this year to begin construction on several new nuclear
power plants. Russia has also agreed to sell Iran a controversial advanced
missile defense system that can prevent attacks by Western powers.
The Russian
fleet docked in Iran’s port “carrying a message of ‘peace and friendship,’”
according to Iranian officials quoted by Fars. The fleet was “welcomed by
Iranian naval commanders and staff.”
The Russian
commander of the fleet is scheduled to hold meetings with “local political and
military officials” in Iran’s northern provinces, according to Fars.
Levan
Jagarian, Russia’s ambassador to Tehran, reportedly attended the docking
ceremony and called for “for boosting mutual ties between the two countries in
various fields,” according to the report.
The two
nations went on to say that “expanding bilateral economic, political, and
military cooperation is among the priorities of the visit.”
A Russian
fleet also docked in northern Iran in October.
Last week, a
senior Iranian naval commander warned the United States against ever taking
military action on Iranian interests, claiming that the response would be
“unpredictably strong.”
“The western
media are mocking at the U.S. for speaking of ‘on the table options (against
Iran)’ because the U.S. always utters some words without the ability to
materialize them,” Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Naval Commander Ali Fadavi
was quoted as saying by the country’s state-run press.
Iran is
“ready to give such a powerful response to the slightest move of the U.S. that
it won’t be able to make any other moves,” Fadavi was quoted as saying.
The military
leader went on to claim that “Iranian Armed Forces are now at the highest level
of preparedness” and that “only the dead body of the American troops realizes
the power of the Islamic Revolution.
Michael
Rubin, a former Pentagon adviser and expert on rogue regimes, said the Obama
administration is fundamentally misreading Iran’s intentions in light of the
recently inked nuclear accord.
“We’re
witnessing a new great game, and Obama is so self-centered he keeps playing
solitaire,” Rubin said. “Obama simply doesn’t understand that the world is full
of dictators who seek to checkmate America. What he sees as compromise; they
see as weakness to exploit.”
Referring to
a visit last week to Russia by IRGC leader Qassem Soleimani, who is responsible
for the deaths of Americans, Rubin said it is clear that Moscow and Tehran aim
to build a tight military alliance.
“Visiting
Russia to talk arms purchases and now this naval visit, it’s clear that Putin
and Khamenei will waste no time to really develop their military cooperation,”
he said.
An axis
between Russia, Iran, and North Korea is beginning to emerge Rubin said, citing
official releases that a North Korean delegation is currently visiting Russia
to tour war games sites.
“The Russian
warship visit combined with North Korea scoping out war game sites in Russia
suggest a new Axis of Evil is taking shape with Russia the lynchpin between
Iran and North Korea,” Rubin said. “As for the United States, rather than the
leader of the free world, Obama and Kerry have transformed us in much of the
world’s eyes as the pinnacle of surrender.”
Meanwhile,
Obama admitted Monday that Iran’s nuclear breakout time will shrink to “a
matter of months” once the nuclear accord expires in around 15 years.
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