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You know that wake-up-call moment when a regime the left insisted “poses no threat” suddenly proves it can hit targets 4,000 kilometers away — putting half of Europe in range? That’s exactly what Iran just did.
Iran fired two intermediate-range ballistic missiles at the joint U.S.-UK military base on Diego Garcia, a strategic island sitting 4,000 km from Tehran in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Neither missile hit the base, but the message landed harder than any warhead could: Tehran has always publicly claimed its missile range tops out at 2,000 km. This strike attempt just doubled that number overnight.
Posted by MackSix
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Bigger story here: implied range of an Iranian IRBM from a launch box in central Iran, with a range of ~4500 km (distance to Diego Garcia).
Theoretically could also target sites in the western hemisphere!
We cannot afford to continue to underestimate this regime.
With these new circumstances, it becomes obvious Trump administration had serious reasons to wage out this war. However, this episode raises questions whether other our adversaries like Russia and China have weapons with capabilities beyond those limited by the numerous agreements and treaties…
Over dramatized headline there. On of the missiles failed less than halfway there and the other was intercepted by one of our warships en route. Yes, Iran’s a threat and needs to be neutralized, but let’s avoid the sensational semi deceptive headlines, gang.