One of the drawbacks is that the aircraft has had already somewhat of a questionable service with Iran and mainly because of two crashes-- one in 2002 where it was actually a Ukrainian plane that was carrying Ukrainian and Russian aviation officials to an inauguration of a Antanov assembly-line...
The HESA IrAn-140 is a short-range twin-turboprop aircraft based on the Antonov An-140 and built under license by HESA of Iran.
The Iranian Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company or HESA (شرکت صنایع...
These are most likely to be more Iranian Ghadir class submarines with some technological upgrades. The Persian Gulf is a relatively small and shallow area. Having such small and inexpensive but versatile vessels in high numbers is quiet useful for Iran. The Ghadir is perhaps not very stealthy...
Actually the confusion stems from the Persian/Farsi word for a military vessels, ناوشکن کشتی , which is usually translated into English as a destroyer irrespective of the actual widely-accepted characteristics of one (i.e...
I have no argument with that for conversation concerning India and China exceeds that concerning Iran in all regards amongst Pakistanis in general (and also other countries for that matter). This I know from personal experience whilst residing there. I'm not so sure about Turkey being put in the...
Perhaps not you, but the Pakistani state surely does. This fact that Iran and Iran-related subjects are present in such abundance on a Pakistani forum is evidence itself.
Indeed they are not and nor have I stated otherwise. However, whilst Soviet military personnel were indeed the primary targets they were not alone in being specified as such.
If I understand you right, you are alleging that India is supporting "local Shi'a terrorists" and that too from the Iran-Pakistan border?
Secondly, if they are local that would mean that they are Baluch i.e so you are of the argument that India is supporting a Shi'a Baloch uprising in...
I disagree based on two points. One, terrorism is relative term based on an individual's own perception-- 'one man's hero is another man's enemy.' Two, as for being the largest, it would be on the list if various definitions of terrorism are accepted, but by no means the largest given the fact...
This is not true. Ayatollah Khomeini did not learn of the existence of the book from Maulana Niazi's articles. He was first informed of the book and it's text by junior Iranian clerics and his own students who wished to gather his opinion of it. He formulated his opinion of it afterwards.
The death sentencing of Rushdie was obviously a huge factor that contributed greatly towards a misunderstanding of Iran for which Iran paid a political price. His life indeed did change after the Fatwa for he changed his address some 70 or so times. The fatwa did change the expressions he used...
Story of his experience of the fatwa 'needs to be told' says author, as his archive goes on display in America.
Salman Rushdie is planning to write a book about the decade he spent in hiding after Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa against him.
"It's my story, and at some...
Iran has been more successful at tackling the issue within areas under it's own jurisdiction. The troubling factor for Iran are those that come into Iran to launch operations and then flee to safe havens on the other side of the border-- so if 'you' are as keen about your border districts as we...
This is a re-post. An earlier thread on the same subject is already present.
http://www.defence.pk/forums/u-s-foreign-affairs/66085-netanyahu-us-easily-manipulated.html