US shipping bombs for Iran attack: report

[ajpirzada]

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DHAKA: A report by a UK newspaper has reignited speculation that the US is preparing for an imminent attack on Iran.

Scotland’s Sunday Herald reported that “hundreds of powerful US ‘bunker-buster’ bombs are being shipped from California to the British island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean in preparation for a possible attack on Iran”. Although Diego Garcia is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory, it is used by the US as a military base under an agreement made in 1971. The paper quoted a cargo manifest from the US navy and interviewed experts who said the bombs were being put in place for an assault on Iran’s controversial nuclear facilities. Speculation has been mounting in recent months that the US military is preparing for such an attack, should diplomacy or sanctions fail to persuade Iran against continuing with its reported nuclear weapons programme.But the US has experienced a number of setbacks in past weeks in its strategy to “isolate” Iran as China, Russia, Brazil and other powers rejected a call for tougher sanctions against Tehran.

Some military analysts dismiss the likelihood of a US military attack on Iranian nuclear facilities because of broader repercussions that such a strike might have, while others point out that the recent setbacks make “confrontation more likely”. “They are gearing up totally for the destruction of Iran,” Dan Plesch, director of the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy at the University of London, told the Sunday Herald. “US bombers are ready today to destroy 10,000 targets in Iran in a few hours,” said Plesch, co-author of a recent study on US preparations for an attack on Iran. The preparations were being made by the US military, but it would be up to President Barack Obama to make the final decision. He may decide that it would be better for the US to act instead of Israel, Plesch argued. “The US is not publicising the scale of these preparations to deter Iran, tending to make confrontation more likely,” he added. According to Ian Davis, director of the new independent thinktank, NATO Watch, the shipment to Diego Garcia is a major concern. “We would urge the US to clarify its intentions for these weapons, and the Foreign Office to clarify its attitude to the use of Diego Garcia for an attack on Iran,” he told the Scottish paper.
courtesy bangladesh news24

Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan

[Zakii]

seems false news to me

“US bombers are ready today to destroy 10,000 targets in Iran in a few hours,”

Thats not possible.............. usually Pakistani news are not biased first time i have to say for news published in Pakistani newspaper that i don't trust this news

[FreekiN]

seems false news to me



Thats not possible.............. usually Pakistani news are not biased first time i have to say for news published in Pakistani newspaper that i don't trust this news

Pak Media did not say this themselves..

Look again:

“US bombers are ready today to destroy 10,000 targets in Iran in a few hours,” said Plesch, co-author of a recent study on US preparations for an attack on Iran.

[Aeronaut]

What would Iran do to defend itself ?

[Zakii]

What would Iran do to defend itself ?

Prepare its nukes for Israel

[Aeronaut]

Prepare its nukes for Israel

They are thought to possess Dirty Bombs & Chemical weapons , enough for jewish state to suffer if they Attacked Iran.

Even if US Attacks Iran they will cast their Anger At Israel and that is for sure

[Thomas]

They are thought to possess Dirty Bombs & Chemical weapons , enough for jewish state to suffer if they Attacked Iran.

Even if US Attacks Iran they will cast their Anger At Israel and that is for sure

I have no doubt they will try to hit Israel. But it would be huge mistake to try and use dirty bombs or chem's. It would turn a conventional war into a Nuclear one. I doubt Iran wants to see irradiated Oil fields or maybe Tehran and Qom Incinerated.

[Gin ka Pakistan]

1. What will happen to Pro US Shite government in Iraq as many are secretly with Iran.
2. How Afghan Shite will react to the attack, who are inside US bases working with them.
3. How Pakistani Shite will react which are anti Taliban so helping US now.

I think these question will be on US home work sheet before they decide to attack or not.

[below_freezing]

I have no doubt they will try to hit Israel. But it would be huge mistake to try and use dirty bombs or chem's. It would turn a conventional war into a Nuclear one. I doubt Iran wants to see irradiated Oil fields or maybe Tehran and Qom Incinerated.

they'd all be incinerated anyways by the USAF. better to go down fighting like Germany than die with a whimper.

[gambit]

What would Iran do to defend itself ?

Iran COULD defuse the tension by getting rid of the mullahs. The best defense.

[Aeronaut]

Iran COULD defuse the tension by getting rid of the mullahs. The best defense.

Or Maybe Israel Should Get Rid of their Terrorist Govt , the root of all Evil in the region .

[Aeronaut]

I have no doubt they will try to hit Israel. But it would be huge mistake to try and use dirty bombs or chem's. It would turn a conventional war into a Nuclear one. I doubt Iran wants to see irradiated Oil fields or maybe Tehran and Qom Incinerated.

Well its not all walk in the Park so lets see what it becomes BTW what if Iran has a Nuclear Bomb already as one of the Russian General Spoken out ??

[Condor]

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[Condor]

Iran COULD defuse the tension by getting rid of the mullahs. The best defense.

What if Iran wanted the heads of Mullah Bush, Obama and Mullah Netanyahu in return?

[Condor]

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Oh well the 'heads' meant here is not literal in the sense.

But the extremism attributed to the Mullahs in Iran is just

as bad on the other side of the fence