Iran Holds Anti-Air Exercises Defending Nuclear Sites

[Purveyor]

(AFP) – 4 hours ago

TEHRAN — Iran's military announced on Monday it has launched four days of manoeuvres in the south of the country aimed at boosting anti-air defences protecting nuclear sites.

"These exercises aim to reinforce the integrated abilities of the country's anti-air defences," said a statement from the Katem-ol-Anbia military air base coordinating Iran's anti-air and ballistic missile systems.

Missiles, anti-aircraft artillery, radars and warplanes were being deployed, it said.

The declaration, reported by the official news agency IRNA, came as officials from the UN nuclear watchdog were holding talks in Tehran on Iran's suspect nuclear programme which has unsettled the West and Israel.

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[aquart]

1. Now they're against air?

Where will it end?

[Dreamer Tatum]

2. In other words, they're randomizing air defense placements to try to confuse attack plans. nt

[gratuitous]

3. Why are they being so militaristic?

I mean, we have no current plans to invade their country, decapitate their government, and occupy their land whilst plundering their resources. And where would they get such an idea anyway? This is just so provacative, that the free countries of the world should consider invading Iran, removing their government and occupying their country. Of course, to pay for it all, we should probably prepare to appropriate any natural resources they might have. Does Iran have anything we might want?

[teddy51]

4. Uh.. Probably oil. n/t