Iran tests new high-tech weapon

**Asi9ine** · April 3rd '06

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran said Sunday it has successfully test fired a high-speed underwater missile capable of destroying warships and submarines.

The Iranian-made missile has a speed of about 222 mph underwater, Gen. Ali Fadavi, deputy head of the Navy of the elite Revolutionary Guards, said.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,190219,00.html

This is certain to escalate tensions in the area.

For those of you who don't know about the tensions in the Middle East, here's a brief rundown.

In a nutshell, Iran are a growing threat. They are continuing to develop nuclear weapons, much to the protest of the Western administration. War seems to be a clear option, but many of the planned attackers are sceptical about entering into war. Some even fear defeat.

Political analysts believe that Americans are much frightened of being defeated in another war and its consequent loss of prestige, and thus, they try to win Iran's nuclear case through ways other than war.

Speaking to FNA, political expert Mohammad Reza Rahim Nezhad stated that the United States does not view military measures as the best or the only option for wining Iran's nuclear case.

He added that Americans hope to do so through ways other than war.

The university professor stressed that Americans are much afraid of being defeated in a war which can cost their prestige, adding, "therefore, they may not resort to military option so far as they are not assured of a guaranteed victory."

Reminding that the United States has sustained billions of Dollars of costs and hundreds of casualties to remain in Iraq, he stressed, "such influential and determining parameters make Bush refrain from any kind of withdrawal from Iraq and, meantime, stick to the issue of Iran and refrain from removing pressures from the Islamic Republic."

"As a matter of fact, no matter US president is a democrat or republican, he can not remove pressures from Iran or withdraw from Iraq after such an astonishingly heavy price that his country has paid," he stated.

http://www.farsnews.com/English/newstext.php?nn=8412260244

What do you think? Might as well call it World War Three for all it's worth. The quote above is a clear indication of the underestimated power of Iran. I sense a war brewing.

**-Snake-** · April 3rd '06

Its technology that russia developed in 1996, But Russia cut the project later beacuse of its high profile. Iran really shouldn't be claiming this for them selfs lol.

West V East its all going to kick off soon, As soon as a NUKE is fired we all in deep shit!