"[This] should be understood as very bad news for the whole of the international community."
-Yigal Palmor, Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman
So, could we be looking at President Obama's very own "Cuban missile crisis" ? Some believe that the clock is now ticking ...
Militarily, Iran continues to strengthen the three pillars of its strategic deterrence:
- surface-to-surface missiles long-range rockets and aircraft for retaliation;
- naval forces to disrupt maritime traffic through key waterways;
- unconventional forces and surrogates to conduct worldwide lethal operations.
Although many of their statements are exaggerations, Iranian officials throughout the past year have repeatedly claimed both greater ballistic missile capabilities that could threaten US and allied interests and the ability to close the Strait of Hormuz using unconventional small boat operations, anti-ship cruise missiles, and other naval systems. Some officials, such as Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Commander Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari-Najafabadi, have hinted that Iran would have a hand in attacks on “America’s interests even in far away places,” suggesting Iran has contingency plans for unconventional warfare and terrorism against the United States and its allies.
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