We Only Wish Obama Was As Clear Thinking And As Great A Leader As Netanyahu!

Israel Furious that Nuclear Talks Continue after Iranian Commander Says Destroying Israel is ‘Non-Negotiable’

Iranian weapons en route to Hamas intercepted by Israeli navy in March 2014. (IDF)

As world powers rushed to conclude a framework nuclear deal with Iran, an Iranian military leader declared that destroying Israel was “non-negotiable.”

On Tuesday, the day of the original deadline for a framework agreement in the nuclear negotiations between the P5+1 and Iran, Mohammad Reza Naqdi, commander of the Basij militia of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps, declared that “erasing Israel off the map” was “non-negotiable,” according to an Israel Radio report.

“The Zionists should know that the next war won’t be confined to the present borders and the Mujahedeen will push them back,” he said in August 2014. At the time, the Islamic Republic vowed to “accelerate” its re-arming of Arabs in

 the Palestinian Authority-administered areas of Judea and Samaria.

Iran “will accelerate the arming of the West Bank and we reserve the right to give any

 response,” General Amir-Ali Hajizadeh stated in August on Sepah News, the official website

 of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), just a day after claiming that Iran had shot 

down an Israeli spy drone flying over its air space.

Iran is a major supplier of weapons to Hamas as well, including Iranian-made Fajr rockets and 

several dozen Syrian-produced M-302 rockets, based on Iranian technology, which have the

range to strike deep inside Israel. In July, one of these rockets flew over 100 kilometers to hit 

Hadera, a town near the northern city of Haifa.

Furious Netanyahu: Insist on Better Iran 

Deal

Prime Minister Netanyahu (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

“Yesterday, an Iranian general brazenly

 declared, and I quote, ‘Israel’s destruction 

is non-negotiable’, but evidently, giving Iran’s 

murderous regime a clear path to the bomb

 is negotiable,” Prime Minister Benjamin 

Netanyahu stated in fury on Wednesday.

 “This is unconscionable. I agree with those 

who have said that Iran’s claim that its nuclear program is only for peaceful purposes doesn’t 

square with Iran’s insistence on keeping underground nuclear facilities, advanced centrifuges

 and a heavy water reactor. Nor does it square with Iran’s insistence on developing ICBMs and

 its refusal to come clean with the IAEA on its past weaponization efforts. At the same time, Iran

 is accelerating its campaign of terror, subjugation and conquest throughout the region, most

 recently in Yemen.

“The concessions offered to Iran in Lausanne would ensure a bad deal that would endanger

 Israel, the Middle East and the peace of the world,” the Israeli leader continued. “Now is the 

time for the international community to insist on a better deal. A better deal would significantly

 roll back Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. A better deal would link the eventual lifting of the 

restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program to a change in Iran’s behavior. Iran must stop its 

aggression in the region, stop its terrorism throughout the world and stop its threats to 

annihilate Israel. That should be non-negotiable, and that’s the deal that the world powers 

must insist upon.
”

Now That Iran Has An American Drone, Could Iran Put A Nuke Device On It And Then Fly It To Its Intended Target?

Iran Unveils Copycat Version of Downed US Drone

Posted by: Lea Speyer May 12, 2014 , 11:21 am

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“Turn away from evil and do good; so shall you dwell forever. For the Lord loves justice; he will not forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.” (Psalm 37:27-29)

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khameini inspecting the Iranian copy of the Sentinel UAV. (Photo: @Khemeini.ir/ Twitter)

Iran has unveiled its own version of the US Lockheed Martin Sentinel RQ-170 drone which the Islamic Republic shot down in 2011. Officials at the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Council’s (IRGC) Aerospace Exhibition confirmed that the new drone would be undergoing flight testing soon.

The reverse-engineered UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) was displayed alongside the original US drone which was captured in northeastern Iran near the city of Kashmar. At the exhibition, which was attended by Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, the IRGC revealed that the Iranian made drone was outfitted with advanced data collection technology, video and radar telecom.

“Our engineers succeeded in breaking the drone’s secrets and copying them. It will soon take a test flight,” an officer stated in footage broadcast on Iranian TV.

“This drone is very important for reconnaissance missions,” Khamenei stated as he looked upon the drone.

Khameini listening to an IRGC official about the new drone. (Photo: @Khemeini.ir/ Twitter)

While at the exhibition, the Supreme Leader characterized Western expectations of Iran limiting its missile program as “stupid and idiotic.” According to Reuters, he also called on the IRGC to begin mass-producing missiles.

“They expect us to limit our missile program while they constantly threaten Iran with military action. So this is a stupid, idiotic expectation,” Khamenei said. “The revolutionary guards should definitely carry out their program and not be satisfied with the present level. They should mass produce. This is a main duty of all military officials.”

Israel has taken into account Iran’s capturing of the drone and its advanced technological capabilities. Recently, the Israeli Air Force began conducting maneuvers that are specially designed to deal with potential UAV threats.

The IAF reported on their website that jet fighters and combat helicopter squadrons took part in training exercises that practiced intercepting a UAV near Israel’s border.

“This year, we practiced against a different kind of UAV,” explained Captain Avi, Ground Safety Officer at the Ramon Air Base. “It is more advanced, faster and can stay in the air longer than the routine UAV’s, and thus poses more of a threat for the air crews.”

Captured Sentinel UAV displayed in Iran. (Photo: Screenshot)

Control crews also took part in the exercises, testing their detection and alarm systems. Control crews are tasked with monitoring Israeli airspace 24/7, looking for even the smallest aircraft. Their job is to continuously monitor the approaching aircraft and scramble jets and helicopters that are meant for interception.

“The training on this specific subject is meant to deal a preventative blow. This is a threat that is constantly growing, and the Air Force is not ignoring it, on the contrary, it is preparing for the moment of need,” Captian Avi explained.

The Sentinel RQ-170 was originally used by the US in covert operations in Afghanistan from 2005 until 2007. The drone is especially hard to detect with long range radar due to a specialized stealth coating that makes it only first visible from a distance of 40 kilometers.

Upon downing the drone, Iran claimed that it was able to use radio electronic warfare skills and known vulnerabilities in the Sentinel’s GPS to trick the drone into landing in Iranian territory. While the US has never confirmed Iran’s claims, they are highly plausible since the original drone does not show any visible damage.

Reports claim that US armed forces officials asked President Barack Obama for permission to launch a commando raid to recover the drone or bomb and destroy the drone. Reportedly Obama refused both options for fear that these acts could be interpreted as an act of war.

News of the newly unveiled copycat drone comes one day before the resumption of nuclear talks in Vienna between Iran and the P5+1.

Read more at http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/14982/iran-unveils-copycat-version-downed-us-drone/#te0J438h55KQ6qtx.99