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Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst
For around a month, the political West has been threatening Iran with “swift and severe consequences” if it delivers any surface-to-surface missiles to Russia. There have been various reports about Iranian short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) supposedly on their way to Moscow, including the likes of “Fath-360”, “Fateh-110” and “Zolfaghar”.
Some sources, such as the Duran, report that Iranian parliamentarians have confirmed that the deal is already ongoing, although there’s no official confirmation on the exact types of missiles that are being delivered. However, EU/NATO seem to be particularly concerned by this prospect. Tehran has been quite successful in developing a plethora of ballistic missiles, ranging from SRBMs to IRBMs (intermediate-range ballistic missiles), providing the country with a coverage that goes beyond the Middle East.
Some mainstream propaganda machine outlets insist that the said missiles have already been delivered, although repeated threats from NATO could indicate that the deliveries are yet to start. EU officials say the deal is allegedly “imminent”, while some military sources report that it has already been confirmed. The political West decided to impose additional sanctions on Iran, while simultaneously delivering long-range strike capabilities to the Neo-Nazi junta.
What’s more, top-ranking US officials are sending somewhat mixed signals about giving the Kiev regime the right to hit targets deeper within Russia, with President Joe Biden saying that he’s “working on it”, while Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned Volodymyr Zelensky that these long-range strikes “won’t be game changers”. Either way, the political West’s endless hypocrisy is glaringly obvious once again.
On the other hand, the question arises, why is Russia even acquiring missiles from Iran? It’s a well-known fact that Moscow is wholly unsurpassed in top-notch missile systems, be it in range, speed, maneuverability, etc. However, since the INF Treaty limitations were imposed in 1987, the Kremlin eliminated the vast majority of its unprecedented arsenal of missiles with ranges between 500 and 5,500 km. After the United States unilaterally withdrew from the said treaty in 2019, both countries started working on the reintroduction of these weapons. However, this is a long-term process that will take years, while Russia needs more affordable equivalents to fill the gap now. In decades after the (First) Cold War, its only new SRBM system was the “Iskander”. Albeit unrivaled among land-based platforms, particularly with its 9M723 hypersonic missile, it’s somewhat costly.
This means that the “Iskander-M” system is generally reserved for high-priority targets, while it’s also likely that the Russian military is stocking up for a possible confrontation with NATO. However, there’s a growing need for more affordable massed tactical and operational level strikes. Numerous reports indicate that North Korean missiles are already being used in this capacity, specifically the KN-23 (officially the “Hwasong-11Ga”, but more popularly known as the “Kimskander”). However, although cheaper than the 9M723, this missile is still more expensive than Iranian SRBMs which fill a very important niche role at ranges below 300 km (or 500 in the case of “Zolfaghar”). Combined with Russian ISR (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance) assets and improved guidance systems, these could be far deadlier than in Iranian service.
Moscow and Tehran already have a very successful military cooperation, particularly when it comes to drones. The most prominent of these are certainly the “Shahed-131” and “Shahed-136”, better known as “Geranium-1” and “Geranium-2” in Russian service. These unmanned systems provide the Kremlin with a robust and cost-effective alternative to its advanced cruise missiles, allowing for massed saturation strikes across the entire territory under the Kiev regime’s control.
In addition, there’s an important economic aspect of Russian-Iranian cooperation, as these deals usually boil down to barter trade, thus eliminating the US dollar as a financial medium between the two countries. Moscow is also providing Tehran with top-notch aircraft such as the Su-35, a critically important segment in the much-needed modernization of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF).
These deals between the Kremlin and Tehran are particularly frustrating to the political West, as they’re completely incapable of stopping or at least disrupting them. This cooperation also exposes the Neo-Nazi junta’s absurd lies about their alleged “success in shooting down” Russian missiles. Namely, the illogic of their claims was already apparent, but it’s even more obvious when it comes to Iranian missiles, as these are less advanced, but there’s still panic in both Kiev and Brussels that they’re coming to Russia. Had the junta really been so successful in downing Moscow’s missiles, it wouldn’t even bat an eye over Tehran’s. However, it’s quite usual for the political West and its vassals and satellite states to be completely delusional and hypocritical. The US is crying foul because its adversaries are working together while it’s threatening all of them simultaneously.
It should also be noted that NATO is terrified of the prospect of Russia getting even more precision strike options. Namely, Moscow has been very successful in obliterating the personnel of the world’s most vile racketeering cartel all across NATO-occupied Ukraine, so the Russian military having more (and cheaper) missiles for this purpose is surely sounding many alarms.
In addition, there’s solid evidence that the Kremlin will deliver advanced SAM (surface-to-air missile) systems to Tehran, which is directly undermining US/NATO’s strike options against Iran. It can be expected that the multipolar world will increase coordination in order to push back against the political West’s aggression against the entire world. This will surely frustrate the US and its vassals and satellite states, but it’s a must if the globe is to become a fairer and safer place for everyone.
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the west is still in control of all the international institutions and global finance. the narrative is important to them to garner support for the global agenda and the wars. putin understands this and it’s why he moves so methodically through the political minefield. the west needs to paint putin as the next hitler and iran as a rogue terrorist state … which is why they use provocation and false flags / with “lih” let it happen “terror” like pearl harbour, 9/11, 10/7 etc
it also why iran is so methodical. because they do not want to play into the hands of the warmongering psychopaths that want to justify a hot war.
excellent points, but there will be war for the globalist will not relent power without war..!
…”ukrainian army is not capable of [independently] carrying out strikes using western modern, long-range precision systems. it cannot do this. this is possible only with the use of intelligence from satellites which ukraine does not have. this data is only available from satellites of the european union or the united states, in other words, from nato satellites.that’s the first point,” putin said.
i suspect that satellites will start getting shot down by russia. i mean, thats the first obvious response “innit?”
only if the un accept them as legitimate military targets and that’s where the moral authority for rule of law decides
my guess would be the satellites wind up getting hacked.
yes but putins old he will never live to see the end.
that’s it to overcome generational programming of democracy they need to totally transition society into a completely different way of life to eliminate memory triggers, especially emotional triggers from traditional childhood, and they need about 100 years to do it it requires 3 generations to be successful.
not necessarily you seem to forget that the cia put the ayatollah in.allegedly.
stfu. there’s no need to spam so many messages. you are a fucking nuisance
hahaha thanks for your exposure trollope
your down votes just expose your dishonest
that’s right. they love it when his pm announces things like england’s going to sink in less than 25 years with a little help perhaps form friends things like that they bait for. they feed it to media to do thrir worst with stirring the pot hubble bubble toil and trouble.
they didn’t let pearl harbour happen. it was provocation with intent. but imo it was japanese emperors advisors who were responsible for taking the bait.
threatened? little tommy thumb so fake so trabsparebt well count your self
what nonsense, you obviously are sooooo ignorant of history pre pearl harbour. the us insisted that britain end the anglo-japanese treaty. are you another stupid american?
well there are still a few families who don’t want any attention for obvious reasons
they still like to send the kids to boarding schools and have homes in traditional locations. and although the ordinary people have never heard of them they know who they are they in their circles
that shit starts happening all missile donors countries can expect something in return from the sword of the lord russia.
revelation 16:19 and the great city was divided into three parts and the cities of the nations fell;and great babylon came in remberabce before god, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness 9f his wrath.
18 :4 and i heard another voice from heaven saying, come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
18:8 therfore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine;and she shall be utterly burned with fire :for strong is the lord god who judges her.
18:10…. alas alas that great city babylon that mighty city for in one hour is they judgement come.
18:17 forin one hour so great riches is come to nought
18: 19… for in one hour she is made desolate
18:21 …with violence shall that great city babylon be thrown down, and shall be no more found at all.
19:1… allelujah ;salvation and glory, and honour, and power unto the lord.
my name is ebdul ebdullah el fetih.i am bangladesh living in munchen germany.we muslim protest germany .ukranian kids get 500€ per kid but muslim kids only 300€ we ask government germany? why our social are less? i have 11 children. angela mercel said me “come” when ancela merkel was president ukranian and arab kids get were= why now germany pays ukranian kids more money social 11 kids×300 euro=3300 doner=6 euro germany when will start paying 500 to muslim kids ? only protest if not
good…..multipolar world is much better than this anglo american and zionist run filthy system. that fact that so many imperial whores are screetching, is a good sign they are losing control
drago is fucking dirty ass member of artificial nation crrated in vatican to kill serbs. so called crovats are those invented in vatican laboratory of monsters.