What's new

Israeli TV shows ‘Iranian missile’ that ‘can reach far beyond Europe’ on launch pad outside Tehran.

بدون هیچ اشکالی اجازه ندادند ماهواره شریف ست پرتاب شود
f278ad602c7f.jpg





خبرگزاری بین المللی تسنیم - عزلم کاملاً سیاسی بود/بدون هیچ اشکالی اجازه ندادند ماهواره شریف ست پرتاب شود
 
Here, now we know why Israel media calls a missile carrier a ballistic missile! I'm sure these pictures and lies are already circulated among US parliament MPs.

Obama administration has clearly interpreted Bibi's move as a direct interference in US internal affairs.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/24/o...jamin-netanyahu-playing-politics-on-iran.html

Normally, the visit of a world leader to the United States would be arranged by the White House. But in a breach of sense and diplomacy, House Speaker John Boehner and Ron Dermer, Israel’s ambassador to Washington, have taken it upon themselves to invite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to Congress to challenge President Obama’s approach to achieving a nuclear agreement with Iran.

Mr. Netanyahu, facing an election on March 17, apparently believes that winning the applause of Congress by rebuking Mr. Obama will bolster his standing as a leader capable of keeping Israel safe. Mr. Boehner seems determined to use whatever means is available to undermine and attack Mr. Obama on national security policy.

Lawmakers have every right to disagree with presidents; so do foreign leaders. But this event, to be staged in March a mile from the White House, is a hostile attempt to lobby Congress to enact more sanctions against Iran, a measure that Mr. Obama has rightly threatened to veto.

In his State of the Union address, Mr. Obama laid out an approach to international engagement that includes shrinking America’s military commitments overseas and negotiating limits on Iran’s nuclear activities in return for a gradual lifting of sanctions. A move by Congress to pass legislation proposing new sanctions could blow up the talks and divide the major powers that have been united in pressuring Iran. Given an excuse to withdraw from talks, Iran could accelerate its nuclear program, curbed for a year under an interim agreement, and force the United States or Israel to use military action or a cyberattack to keep Tehran from producing nuclear weapons.

In a recent Washington Post op-ed article, the foreign ministers of Britain, France, Germany and the European Union also implored Congress to hold off on new sanctions. Similar messages have come from scores of other experts, including two former American national security advisers, Brent Scowcroft, a Republican, and Zbigniew Brzezinski, a Democrat. According to Secretary of State John Kerry, even Mossad, the Israeli intelligence service, warned Congress that new sanctions would scuttle the talks, saying it would “be like throwing a grenade into the process.” Mossad later tried to paper over any perceived differences with Mr. Netanyahu.

Mr. Netanyahu has long defined Iran as Israel’s top threat and made clear his contempt for negotiations. Like his Congressional allies, however, he has never offered a real alternative, except more sanctions (which can’t work if the rest of the world eases up on Iran) or military action. If a deal is finally reached and Congress finds it lacking, tougher sanctions can be imposed then.

Domestic politics are also at work. Republicans apparently see value in trying to sabotage any possible success for Mr. Obama, even if it harms American interests.

As for Mr. Netanyahu, it’s hard to see how disrespecting an American president whom even he says has significantly advanced Israel’s security can benefit his country.

There is no doubt that Mr. Obama will maintain America’s security commitments to Israel, whatever the tensions over the Iran issue. But this event is bound to further harm a bilateral relationship that has endured a lot of battering over the past six years. The White House has said that, understandably, Mr. Obama will not meet with Mr. Netanyahu when he is in town. Even Mr. Kerry, who recently called almost 50 world leaders in an effort to block the Palestinians’ attempt to join the International Criminal Court, is losing patience with Mr. Netanyahu’s decision to “play politics,” according to his aides. Can Mr. Netanyahu really afford to dismiss such allies?
 
There is no doubt that Mr. Obama will maintain America’s security commitments to Israel, whatever the tensions over the Iran issue. But this event is bound to further harm a bilateral relationship that has endured a lot of battering over the past six years. The White House has said that, understandably, Mr. Obama will not meet with Mr. Netanyahu when he is in town. Even Mr. Kerry, who recently called almost 50 world leaders in an effort to block the Palestinians’ attempt to join the International Criminal Court, is losing patience with Mr. Netanyahu’s decision to “play politics,” according to his aides. Can Mr. Netanyahu really afford to dismiss such allies?

Hogwash. Look at here, Obama is committed to Israeli security and Kerry is using America's influence to block Palestinian efforts at ICC, so what is it that they are screaming about if Netanyahu is unstoppable? This is all nuisance and it is possible that it is designed to advance the colored revolution in Iran that the "nuclear" negotiations are all about. IMO, this whole thing is orchestrated for a reason, and it seems Netanyahu and Obama are playing 'good cop' and 'bad cop'. At the end of the day they want the same thing: (1) Denuclearized Iran; (2) fractured Iran politically; (3) weakened Iran economically through sanctions; (4) and eventually regime change in Iran. There may be differences of methods on how to get there, but they want the same thing.
 
Hogwash. Look at here, Obama is committed to Israeli security and Kerry is using America's influence to block Palestinian efforts at ICC, so what is it that they are screaming about if Netanyahu is unstoppable? This is all nuisance and it is possible that it is designed to advance the colored revolution in Iran that the "nuclear" negotiations are all about. IMO, this whole thing is orchestrated for a reason, and it seems Netanyahu and Obama are playing 'good cop' and 'bad cop'. At the end of the day they want the same thing: (1) Denuclearized Iran; (2) fractured Iran politically; (3) weakened Iran economically through sanctions; (4) and eventually regime change in Iran. There may be differences of methods on how to get there, but they want the same thing.

They may seek the above goals ideally. But I also think US has too much in his plate at the moment. Syria, Iraq, Russia, China and Iran. Trying to contain all of them is too much even for US.

I think that's why Obama has decided to reach a lasting settlement with Iran and all his moves are pointing towards this aim. Did you hear that he publicly gave up his previous goal of removing Assad? US administration has also shown willingness to get into negotiations with the Houties that overthrew Yemeni government and get into a sort of alliance with them to defeat the Al Quade branch in Arabian peninsula.

This way he can free up his fifth fleet a little and move his resources to black sea or Pacific where they are much needed.
 
It’s Not A Rocket

No, it’s not a rocket.

An Israeli television station has published a number of satellite images of a launch pad at the Imam Khomeini Space Center near Semnan in Iran that purport to show a new Iranian missile.

One problem: It’s not a rocket.

A simple understanding of how the launch pad works quickly demonstrates that the object in the image cannot be a missile. It is an architectural element on the gantry, possibly an elevator.

I love satellite photographs, but you have to interpret them in context. It’s important to model the whole facility and understand how it operates. Otherwise, you make big mistakes.

Norbert Brügge also has copies of the images. The darkish thing does sort of look rocket-ish, I suppose.

The layout of the Iranian launch pad in question, which remains under construction, is very similar to the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India. Here is a comparison of satellite images of the two sites located at 13°43’59.33″N, 80°14’5.31″E (India) and 35°14’11.90″N, 53°57’1.73″E (Iran).

For a launch, the rocket is positioned over the flame bucket, next to an umbilical tower. Once the rocket is assembled, the gantry retracts along rails. This arrangement is the same at Semnan in Iran and Satish Dhawan in India. My colleagues at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Melissa Hanham and Dave Schmerler, created a little gif showing the normal operation of the Semnan launch pad in question with a rocket in the correct location. (It’s nice having such capable colleagues.)

CNS produced a whole video on the Imam Khomeini Space Center for NTI in case you are interested.

Obviously, the object in the Israeli TV picture can’t be a rocket. It’s on the wrong side of the gantry. The “rocket” would have to mysteriously travel through back wall of the gantry and then around the umbilical tower to reach the launch point. An Iranian ICBM isn’t half as impressive as a missile that can pass through walls and steel lattice-work. Here is a comparison using one of the Israeli satellite images of Semnan and a ground-truth picture from the Indian launch site that explains the problem.

Just to sure, we looked at construction photos to confirm that, yes, the back side of the gantry is closed. I found the image on the left; RAJ47 provided the other one.

So, clearly, it’s not a rocket. What is it? Tal Inbar figures it is probably an elevator. I am wishing for a bas-relief rocket in boost, but am not getting my hopes up. Someone will buy a new satellite photograph of the backside of the gantry sooner or later and we’ll get a better look. But it’s not a rocket.

There is still the issue of the NOTAM. That’s interesting, but more on that in a bit.

Jeffrey Lewis • It’s Not A Rocket
 
Even if it can reach Europe. It won't do any damage since the payload is too small and more importantly the rocket can't aim at a target they want to hit. Also such an attack would be a suicide for Iran. I


says who ??

can you explain to us bit more how did you did calculation ??
since you are so much expertise in missiles filed and especially in Iran capabilities can give us bit more on the SLV .
 
Last edited:
says who ??

can you explain to us bit more how did you did calculation ??
sense you are so much expertise in missiles and especially in Iran capabilities can give us bit more on the SLV .

:D
 
Back
Top Bottom