Iran test-fires high-speed underwater missile
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran successfully test-fired a new high-speed underwater missile capable of destroying huge warships and submarines, a top military commander announced.
"Today we have successfully test-fired a high-speed underwater missile with a speed of 100 meters per second, which is able to overcome the enemy's sonar and radar," Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi, the deputy commander of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards naval force, told state television.
Iran to stage massive Gulf military exercise
TEHRAN: Thousands of Iranian troops will start a week-long military maneouvre in the Gulf tomorrow to ready armed forces for warding off "threats", a senior commander announced on state television.
Oh, and let's not forget this little goodie from last December about Iran's long-range Shahab-3 missile. A missile Iran claims it can now mass produce and has a range of over 1200 miles; well within striking distance of Israel.
US Offers Earthquake Aid to Iran
I wonder if Iran offered the U.S. of A. any aid after hurrican katrina? Yes, I know. It's just boiler plate diplomacy noise, but it's the thought that counts, right?
Them pesky Persians!
