IRAN UPDATE: 9.2.16 - Iran deploys long-range missiles to defend Fordo nuclear site -

Iran deploys long-range missiles to defend Fordo nuclear site - http://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-deploys-long-range-missiles-to-fordo-nuclear-site/

 

Protecting nuke facilities is paramount, says Iran air commander as state TV airs images of Russian-made S-300 launchers

 

Tehran has deployed a recently delivered Russian-made long-range missile system to central Iran to protect its Fordo nuclear facility, state television said Sunday.

 

Protecting nuclear facilities is paramount "in all circumstances" General Farzad Esmaili, the commander of Iran's air defenses, told the IRIB channel.

 

"Today, Iran's sky is one of the most secure in the region," he added.

 

A video showed an S-300 carrier truck in Fordo, raising its missile launchers toward the sky, next to other counter-strike weaponry.

 

The images were aired hours after supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gave a speech to air force commanders, including Esmaili, in which he stressed that Iranian military power was for defensive purposes only.

 

"Continued opposition and hype on the S-300 or the Fordo site are examples of the viciousness of the enemy," Khamenei said.

 

"The S-300 system is a defense system not an assault one, but the Americans did their best for Iran not to get hold of it," he said.

 

The Russian-made missile defense system is one of the most advanced of its kind in the world, offering long-range protection against both airplanes and missiles. The first shipment arrived in Iran in April.

 

In 2010 Russia froze a deal to supply the system to Iran, linking the decision to UN sanctions instituted because of Tehran's nuclear program. Putin lifted the suspension in July 2015, following Iran's deal with six world powers that curbed its nuclear program in exchange for relief from international sanctions.

 

Israel has long sought to block the sale to Iran of the S-300 system, which analysts say could impede a potential Israeli strike on Tehran's nuclear facilities. Other officials have expressed concern that the systems could reach Syria and Hezbollah, diluting Israel's regional air supremacy.

 

The Fordo site, built into a mountain near the city of Qom has stopped enriching uranium since the January implementation of the nuclear deal.

 

Under the historic accord, Iran would have dismantled most of its estimated 19,000 centrifuges - giant spinning machines that enrich uranium, keeping only 5,000 active for research purposes.

 

Meanwhile, Iran maintains a diverse ballistic missile defense system and conducts regular missile tests.

 

Though not banned by the nuclear agreement, the tests violate United Nations resolution 2231, which calls on Tehran to refrain from ballistic missiles development, including testing, for eight years.

 

Tehran has said it would continue developing its ballistic missile program even after UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and other world leaders have said the missile tests were not in the spirit of the nuclear deal.

 

Iran has maintained it never sought to acquire nuclear weapons and never will, and the agreement does not prohibit legitimate and conventional military activities.

 

 

Iran's Supreme Leader: "No US Government Can Be Trusted" And Iran's Enemies Will Receive "Overwhelming Blow" - http://americanmilitarynews.com/2016/08/irans-supreme-leader-no-us-govt-can-be-trusted-and-irans-enemies-will-receive-overwhelming-blow/

 

The Islamic Republic News Agency, a official government-funded news agency of the Islamic Republic, reported Sunday that the Ayatollah Khamenei came out hard against the U.S. during a government meeting and said that Iran will respond to any enemy aggression with  "overwhelming blow".  The comments were made during a meeting with commanders and officials of Khatam al-Anbia Air Force headquarters of Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

 

Ayatollah Khamenei, referred to as Iranians as the "Supreme Leader", spoke out aggressively against enemies, specifically the United States, who try to hold them down and keep them from building the military power to defend themselves.  Khamenei conveyed the importance of the country's Air Force as the first line of defense.

 

The leader of the Islamic Republic praised his own country's defense capabilities while viciously exonerating the U.S. and the Obama Administration for showing hostility towards their nation.  The Ayatollah Khamenei said, "Our enemies are made up of the global arrogance and the world Zionism, the dirty natured and deceitful camp with tyrannical ideology. They have resentment to the Iranian religious beliefs, independence and the non-compromisory spirit of Iranian nation."

 

"Once the hostility is represented in the form of the US administration and another day in the form of such tyrannical regime as Saddam;" he continued, "but what's of importance is that we should use many capacity available to the country and identify the stances and plans of the enemy to make right decision to thwart the threats."

 

He continued by speaking about the S-300 Russian missile system that they recently received, claiming that the defensive system could not be used for offense yet the U.S. opposition to their acquisition to the system showcases the American's hostility towards Iran.

 

'The S-300 system is defensive and not offensive. However, Americans did their best to prevent Iran from taking delivery of such a facility." He said. "We face such an enemy that does not recognize any right of defense for our nation. In fact, it says you should remain defenseless so that when we wish we can invade you."

 

The Ayatollah Khamenei has been outspoken about his opposition to the United States in recent days.  Just last week the leader of the Islamic Republic said in a meeting with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his cabinet ministers in Tehran that "no U.S. government can be trusted."

 

"This experience teaches us that promises by no US government can be trusted and nothing concrete should be done in lieu of their promises," he said.  "My criticism pertains to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), non-commitment and the evilness of the other side and it has nothing to do with our own officials because the negotiators have made round-the-clock efforts at their best and we appreciate these efforts."

 

After a year of the JCPOA being put into place, the Ayatollah Khamenei continues to build resentment for the U.S. stating that "the Americans want to take everything in return for nothing. Negotiations with such a government mean diversion from the correct path of the country's progress, making repeated concessions and bearing their bullying, violations and disloyalty in practice."

 

Despite criticism from U.S. citizens thinking the Obama Administration has been more than lenient with the Iranians: allowing them to have nuclear capabilities, giving $400 million cash for the release of hostages, etc., the Ayatollah continues to believe that the administration is far too overbearing for the Islamic regime.  The comments also come on the heels of Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif's controversial week long trip to Latin America to build relations with America's Southern neighbors.

 

 Prophecy Clock: Russian missiles at Iran's nuke site - Bill Wilson - www.dailyjot.com

 

AFP reports that Iran has deployed Russian-supplied S-300 missiles around its nuclear plant near Qom. The system is aimed at the sky to protect the plant from attack. This comes after the revelation that pallets of Euros, Swiss Francs and other currencies totaling some $400 million were delivered by plane to Iran after the current US "president" negotiated a nuclear deal with the terrorist state. The money was ransom paid to Iran for the release of hostages the terrorist-sponsoring nation was holding during the negotiations. While the White House said there was nothing unusual with the ransom, historians are now saying it is unprecedented. The US cash likely made the Russian missile purchase possible.

 

It has been speculated for decades that Russia is part of the Biblical end time battle found in Ezekiel 38 and 39, but there is no mention of the country in scripture. Ezekiel 38:2-3 says, "Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him, And say, Thus says the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal." This prophecy contains only current Islamic-Arab nations as located on modern maps: Magog (Turkey), Meshek (Turkey), Tubal (Turkey), Gomer (Turkey), Togarmah (Turkey), Persia (Iran), Ethiopia/Cush (Sudan), Libya/Put (Libya), Sheba (Egypt and Saudi Arabia), and Dedan (Saudi Arabia).

 

The United States of America is also not mentioned in the Bible. We know, however, just as Russia has played an anti-Israel role in history, America, until the past decade, has played a positive role in history toward Israel. That changed when President George W Bush politically forced Israel to abandon Gaza to the Palestinian Authority and removed Jewish settlers from their land. But the current "president" has placed America at odds with Israel by assisting the Muslim Brotherhood with Arab Spring, negotiating with the terrorist state of Iran and propping up its nuclear agenda, and many other numerous policy shifts that elevated radical Islam over the only democratic free state in the Middle East-Israel.

 

Zechariah 12:3 says, "And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it." While we may not be able to stop the march of prophecy, we can determine our place in it. As a nation that will also be judged, Americans need to be just as worried as Russians about where their leaders are placing them in Biblical prophecy. Jesus said in Matthew 25:32, "And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats." These nations will be judged based on how they treated the least of his brethren.