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Israel's new battlefield: Iranian submarines
Ron Ben-Yishai
Published: 07.06.11, 22:43
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31. Iran Navy crossed Suez despite Israel US and all enemis
Sam ,   HK   (06.08.11)
Yes we are all terrified of Irans navy. please dont hurt us
32. Iranian subs #4
Ivan ,   South Africa   (06.08.11)
Reza Shah - Your Government has misinformed you. These subs have been sent to Israel via the Red Sea, to be sold as scrap metal.
33. Marcos amigo sabe falar
reza shah ,   Tehran   (06.08.11)
Iran navy went into a trap yes self made trap yes anybody who get into sub is in trap whoever get on the boat is entrapped but unlike the Armada iranian know to get away from a trap care to engage spanish Armada again and get your butt kicked again ?
34. No. 27, you said this before......almost 10 times...
Marco ,   Spain   (06.08.11)
and then your arrogance and premature self congratulations hit you straight between the eyes. Be careful what you wish for........again
35. No. 16, so far Iran Mullahs have proven to be plenty stupid
Marco ,   Spain   (06.08.11)
A partial list of Iran's stupidities: -Losing one million people in an 8 year war -Sending tens of thousands of poor children to be blown up by mines in the same war, and as a reward putting on their little necks plastic keys to Paradise -Unable to control Stuxnet virus that permanently disabled their nuclear program -Ruining the economy of a country with the 2nd largest oil reserves in the world -Having average income one third of what it was 33 years ago -Hosting the largest government bureaucracy relative to population size -Corruption all the way to the highest level of Guardians Council -Number of Ayatollahs with multiple wives -Number of $billionaire Ayatollahs -Number of drug addicts roaming aimlessly in the streets -Constantly reducing the amount of gasoline produced in the country -Photoshopping imaginary military accomplishments -Stoning women to death -Hanging Gays -Executing Baha'i -Guards raping women prisoners sentenced to death -Torture as standard interrogating procedure (not kids play waterboarding) -Clubbing peaceful demonstrators -Ruining the economy of a country with the 2nd largest oil reserves in the world -Having average income one third of what it was 33 years ago -Hosting the largest government bureaucracy relative to population size -Corruption all the way to the highest level of Guardians Council -Number of Ayatollahs with multiple wives -Number of $billionaire Ayatollahs -Number of drug addicts roaming aimlessly in the streets -Constantly reducing the amount of gasoline produced in the country -Photoshopping imaginary military accomplishments -Denying Kurds, Baluchis, Azeris and Khuzetan their unalienable right to secession and forming independent countries while shamelessly/hypocritically demanding Israel to allow it.
36. finally evil meets evil
Jacob ,   Encino, CA   (06.08.11)
Oh you are getting what you deserve israel. You have met your evil match. Now have fun as I enjoy watching you guys kill each other. I guess no more fun with rag tag militias of fatah and hamas .. no more video games.
37. isolated like in 73
observer ,   Egypt   (06.08.11)
which country on the Red Sea or Mediterranean does support Israel, and which country doesn't support Iran.
38. are sharks fond of iranians?
Irwing   (06.08.11)
What a joke "" if the americans decide to assert thir influence "" ! ! Wake up america, there is little to nothig left ---- Obama made sure of that.
39. THE MOANING.................................
MAHMODD ,   LONDON-UK   (06.08.11)
About Iran streching its muscles is all true of course.And why not,Marco?You were under the impression that your stooge,Mubarak will last for ever.There we go.He is unable to even face the court and supposedly gets a heart attack when interrogated.Really? Or did he deliberately declined to take his normal medicines and prays for his own death!!!! More to come,Marco.Keep your talk-back ready for some more reralities.Sarah is prepared,of course.
40. batteries not included
Steve   (06.08.11)
i understand that Disneyland has filed a complaint through the UN against Iran for stealing submarine ride from Adventureland.
41. to # 14
fad egypt   (06.08.11)
i am egyptian christian who is protestent the protestent like the evanglical supports israel and the support based on the bible i am not lying or pretending you dont wanna believe me it is your problem as i cant prove to u anymore i will write you in arabic law mesh 3ayez tesadany de moshkeltak shalom
42. Iran - Whats the deal?
Tim ,   Brighton   (06.08.11)
Is this leading up to confrontation? So far the hardliners in the RG have the upper hand with their grand imperialist plan for regional and global domination. Not farcical because they truly believe that this is their destiny modelled on the Nazi Third Reich They believe that using the threat of nuclear weapons will force countries to capitulate to any demands and will weaken their will to attack Iran directly Then one by one countries in the region and the West will come 'crawling for forgiveness'. And the ultimate prize? Forcing the US to cede to their superiority and demands and using oil leverage to 'tame the Indian and Chinese tigers' All their actions seem to point to a build up to the tipping point - which may be either an attack on Bahrein or the forcible take over of the Arabian Gulf or both. And when? The chatter seems to indicate 2012 assuming Ahmadinejad and the RG have their way
43. # 33
John ,   Herzliya, Israel   (06.08.11)
How come that you can still contribute to Israeli website from Iran? Strange, I would think. Or I can think that you are...
44. Iranian midget submarines modeled
seadog1946 ,   Arthur Kill, NY   (06.08.11)
on North Korean versions are not to be underestimated... just google the words "oil rig submarine" or "ROKS cheonan" Midget subs should never be underestimated... try googling "tirpitz submarine" for starters.
45. weak israeli leaders will not take action against this scum
Faruq ,   eg/uk   (06.08.11)
iran knows israel is run by deluded cowards. most israelis dont even care about zionism, the are arrogant hedonistic fools. israel needs to get its head out of the sand before the next war kicks off. dont say you werent warned.
46. To Fad of Egypt: I like your posts. U r a good decent guy!
say ,   usa   (06.08.11)
47. #27, what about Islamic colonialism?
Ben ,   USA   (06.08.11)
Southeast Europe was Christian long before it was temporarily Islamic 500 years ago. North Africa was definitely something other than Islamic before the Arab conquest a millenium ago. Islamic cultures were being colonialist centuries before the modern Western Cultures were doing colonialism. If we were to follow your implied message of "Colonialists Go Home", then the world should demand that most Sunni Muslims (descendents of Arab colonists) move to Saudi Arabia and stay there.
48. A message to Israel with Love
08 JUNE 2011   (06.08.11)
When you walk in a storm hold your head up high and don't be afraid of Iran and that includes ALL enemies of Israel. No matter where you are or in what circumstances you may find yourself to be in, the Lord G-d of Israel and the Jews is ALWAYS with you.
49. Missile not necessary to deliver a nuclear device.
Stephen in New York   (06.08.11)
Iran already deploys mini-subs and manufactures them based on North Korean technology. A mother ship can carry one or more subs of this type into the Red Sea –or the Mediterranean. A missile is not necessary to deliver a nuclear device.
50. #31 Sam, you made the pants too long
BEN JABO ,   ISRAEL   (06.08.11)
What did you want Israel to do, destroy the Suez canal ? Of course people are afraid of Iran, their Government consists of a bunch of loose cannon nut jobs Subs are easy targets, they can run, they can't hide, radar and other devices can detect where they are, then comes the depth charges, that will leave them where they were found PERMANENTLY, in Davey Jones' locker There are hundreds of subs still on the bottom of the Atlantic that were desroyed during the First & Second World Wars
51. Extra expense for israel to counter this threat
Chris   (06.08.11)
from Iran Meanwhile oil has just risen by 2%
52. # 2 Do panic
J.K. ,   Brooklyn USA   (06.08.11)
Iransky ! Do you have your u boat ready to escape ?.when the ayatolla fat cat regime collapses.
53. # 33 iran
J.K. ,   Brooklyn USA   (06.08.11)
reza ; iranians know to get away from a trap,iranians fell into the trap of humeiny,and are still in the trap.
54. Sunnis vs Shites
Kazim Ali ,   Kut, Iraq   (06.08.11)
A new strategic Israeli orientation is to contextolize the conflict as between shite and Sunnis , so we fight their fight.It is between Iran as vanguard of Moslems and Israel , and US is grudgingly taking a back seat as they know the Israelis months are numbered as Ahmedijejad said repeatedly .
55. #37 Isolation?
Anadelfos ,   Athens Greece   (06.08.11)
Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey's CHP opposition party,Serbia and most of EU countries support the right of Israel to exist, as they support the right of Iran to exist too, provided she skips the continous empty threats of Ayatollahs. Meanwhile Iran's theocratic regime only warm friends , are Turkey's AKP islamic goverment , perhaps Egypt if the MB takes the upper hand and Syria with Assad falling apart day by day. So what isolation are you talking about? You better become sensible and behave accordingly. Hatred never helped anyone.Why dont you try to make your people happy for a change?
56. #10 - we had passports in 1948, 1967, 1973, 2000, 2006...
William ,   Israel   (06.08.11)
never needed to use them then.
57. #14 - if self-defense is "pro-Zionism" then everyone is
William ,   Israel   (06.09.11)
Let's be frank about this. It's Hizbullah (an arm of Iran) that attacks Israel unilaterally and at the whims of the Mullahs. It's Hizbullah that is placing tons of weapons in civilian centers and using millions as human shields. Just like events leading up to the 6-day war, we have a despotic terrorist on our borders who is intent on destroying my country and its citizens. If need be - we'll have to act in order to maintain security from the terrorist org, just like we did in Gaza and the West Bank and Golan in 1967. Protecting one's self is not "Zionism" but if you want to consider it as such, then the world is full of Zionists.
58. #17 - according to the British ships GPS, didn't enter Iran
William ,   Israel   (06.09.11)
They came close but never entered Iranian waters based on the ship's GPS data. Like the US hikers abducted by Iranians and arrested on dubious charges, the Iranians left their borders to arrest the British sailors.
59. #37 - and we all remember the result of 1973, right?
William ,   Israel   (06.09.11)
You actually had to attack Israelis while they were fasting and asleep in order to even have a chance....and that didn't work. The result of 1973 is well-known. We got the Sinai and you still celebrate it as an Egyptian victory.
60. #37 - "who doesn't support Iran"
William ,   Israel   (06.09.11)
I can name one with a long Red Sea coastline - Saudi Arabia. Need another? Yemen, ever since Iran was found supporting the Shia militants there. Another? Jordan isn't too fond of Iran and currently maintains a peace accord (with close working militaries) with Israel. Egypt is warming up to Iran but still hesitant knowing it brings Hizbullah with it, to the Sinai. But they too hold a peace accord with Israel and are limited in what they can do.
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