HF Milcom monitors have noted the last few days very interesting activity on US military radio frequencies. It may be nothing or it may be related to the story below. To bad we are having poor radio propagation conditions due to the latest round on M-Class solar flares. It is making listening from the Middle East region difficult at best. We might hear some interesting EAM traffic on the HF-GCS over the next 48 hours or so!
From the AFP news service:
Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that Iran is set to deliver a "punch" that will stun world powers during this week's 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution.
"The Iranian nation, with its unity and God's grace, will punch the arrogance (Western powers) on the 22nd of Bahman (February 11) in a way that will leave them stunned," Khamenei, who is also Iran's commander-in-chief, told a gathering of air force personnel.
You can read the rest of this AFP story at
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.e0b08e9e64fe15a987c1cf73dd8c5fe2.521&show_article=1
And the related story on the US response to the Iranian threats broke on January 31 in the UK Guardian.
US raises stakes on Iran by sending in ships and missiles
- - - Pentagon says Patriot shield will deter strike on American allies in the Gulf
Tension between the US and Iran heightened dramatically today with the disclosure that Barack Obama is deploying a missile shield to protect American allies in the Gulf from attack by Tehran.
The US is dispatching Patriot defensive missiles to four countries – Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Kuwait – and keeping two ships in the Gulf capable of shooting down Iranian missiles. Washington is also helping Saudi Arabia develop a force to protect its oil installations.
American officials said the move is aimed at deterring an attack by Iran and reassuring Gulf states fearful that Tehran might react to sanctions by striking at US allies in the region. Washington is also seeking to discourage Israel from a strike against Iran by demonstrating that the US is prepared to contain any threat.
You can read the rest of this story at
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/31/iran-nuclear-us-missiles-gulf
