US sees 'no indication' Iran launched a ballistic missile, despite Trump tweet

tres borrachos · Sep 26, 2017

https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/911711539815702529

Why is the President of the United States Tweeting out fake news and lies about other countries?

US intelligence radars and sensors "picked up no indication" of an Iranian ballistic missile launch in the days surrounding a reported test, according to a Trump administration official familiar with the latest US assessment.

Iranian reports that the nation tested a new ballistic missile so far does not appear to be true, the official said, adding: "As far as we can see, it did not happen."

http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/25/politics/us-iranian-missile-launch-fake/

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Fox News was the first to report that the US believes the launch did not take place.

There's hope for the country yet. Even Fox News called him out on this.

Margot2 · Sep 26, 2017

Trump is so sick...... This situation is unbelievable.

CourtJester · Sep 26, 2017

He has to find some justification, even if imaginary, to claim that Iran isn't living up to the spirit of the agreement. Of course he is so stupid that he doesn't understand that you can always claim " not living up to the spirit " without any proof since the claim is meaningless.

waltky · Nov 6, 2017

Saudis, Iran `bout to get into it...

Saudis intercept ballistic missile intended for airport
Nov. 4, 2017 -- Saudi Arabia intercepted a missile Saturday over northeast Riyadh that Yemen's air force said was intended for the capital's airport.

Yemen's rebel-controlled Defense Ministry said in a statement the operation using a Yemeni-made, long-range ballistic missile called the Burqan 2H was successful because the attack "shook the Saudi capital." The Scud-type missile has a range of around 500 miles, a spokesman told Al Jazeera.

Smoke could be seen in images rising from an area near Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport. "We previously warned that capitals of countries attacking Yemen will not be safe from our ballistic missiles," Mohammed Abdul Salam, spokesman for the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, said. "Today's missile attack comes in response to Saudi killing innocent Yemeni civilians." On Wednesday, at least 26 civilians died and dozens were injured in an airstrike in northwestern Yemen that Houthi rebels said was carried out by a Saudi-led coalition.

King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, which includes a mosque, was the target of a Scud-type missile, Yemen's rebel-controlled air force said, but Saudi Arabia intercepted the missile in an uninhabited area.

Saudi Col. Turki al-Maliki said at 20:07 p.m. a ballistic missile was fired from Yemeni territory toward the kingdom but Saudi forces used a surface-to-air Patriot missile to destroy the missile in an uninhabited area east of the airport, according to the official Saudi news agency, SPA. In 2014, Houthi rebels seized control of the capital Sanaa and began pushing south toward the country's third-biggest city, Aden.

One year later, Saudi Arabia and a coalition of Sunni Arab states launched a massive air campaign aimed at reinstalling President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi's government. More than 10,000 people have died and at least 40,000 wounded, mostly from Saudi-led air strikes. "The Saudis started the war. Our response will continue and increase, whether it's targeting deep inside Saudi Arabia, targeting military positions where Saudi jets fly from or military bases inside Yemeni territory," Abdul Salam said to Al Jazeera earlier this month.

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Saudi Arabia: Houthi militia's attempted attack 'an act of war' by Iran
Nov. 6, 2017 -- Saudi Arabia is calling an intercepted missile attack aimed at Riyadh from the Houthi militia an act of aggression by Iran.

The Sunni-majority country is blaming the Iranian-backed Houthi for the attack, while Iran is denying ever arming the militia group with weapons. "We have no possibility to transfer missiles to Yemen," Ali Jafari, Iran's Revolutionary Guard Commander General Mohammad, said. "These are their own missiles with improved range."

Saudi Arabia, however, claims that the missile launch could amount to an act of war and that the country has a right to defend itself against Iran and the Houthi militia. "Saudi Arabia also has a right to respond to Iran at the appropriate time and manner, supported by international law and in accordance with its inherent right to defend its territory, its people and its interests protected by all international conventions," a statement from the Saudi-backed Arab Coalition said.

A Yemeni child in front of an alleged Saudi-led airstrike site, a day after Houthi rebels fired a ballistic missile at the Riyadh.

Saudi Arabia has continued to blame Iran for arming Houthi rebels with ballistic missiles, launchers, explosive-laden drones and sea mines. Iran has noted that Saudi Arabia's allegations are "destructive, irresponsible, provocative and baseless" and said that Yemen rebels showed an "independent" reaction to Saudi attacks. The proxy war has gone on since 2014 when the Houthi militia took control of the capital Sanaa and began to seize more power in Yemen.

Saudi Arabia launched a force against the group and essentially against Iran by forming its own massive air campaign. Mostly Saudi-led airstrikes have led to more than 10,000 dead and 40,000 wounded. "Today's missile attack comes in response to Saudi killing innocent Yemeni civilians," Mohammad Abdul Salam, a spokesman for the Houthi said of the missile launch.

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Saudi-led forces close air, sea and land access to Yemen
November 6, 2017 - The Saudi-led military coalition fighting against the Houthi movement in Yemen said on Monday it would close all air, land and sea ports to the Arabian Peninsula country to stem the flow of arms to the Houthis from Iran.

The move, which follows the interception of a missile fired toward the Saudi capital Riyadh on Saturday, is likely to worsen a humanitarian crisis in Yemen that according to the United Nations has pushed some seven million people to the brink of famine and left nearly 900,000 infected with cholera. “The Coalition Forces Command decided to temporarily close all Yemeni air, sea and land ports,” the coalition said in a statement on the Saudi state news agency SPA. It said aid workers and humanitarian supplies would continue to be able to access and exit Yemen. The United Nations, however, said it was not given approval for two scheduled humanitarian flights on Monday and was seeking clarification on the coalition’s announcement.

The state news agency Saba, run by the Houthis, quoted a source in the navy warning against the closure of ports and said it would have, “catastrophic consequences”. The United Nations and international aid organizations have repeatedly criticized the coalition for blocking aid access, especially to north Yemen, which is held by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement battling the Saudi-led coalition. Saudi Arabia and its Gulf Arab allies have made clear they view Iran as mainly responsible for the Yemen conflict, in which more than 10,000 people have been killed in the past two years.

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on his Twitter account on Monday that Riyadh reserved the right to respond to what he called Iran’s “hostile actions”. Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmed al-Khalifa also tweeted that Iran was the real danger to the region. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Saudi Arabia was blaming Tehran for the consequences of its own “wars of aggression”. On Sunday the coalition accused the Houthis of “dangerous escalation (that) came because of Iranian support” after Saudi air defences intercepted the ballistic missile heading toward Riyadh. It was brought down near Riyadh airport without causing casualties.

“WAR CRIMES”

Iran rejected the criticism as “destructive and provocative”. Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi “referred to the war crimes and aggression of the Saudis during the past years and said the reaction by Yemenis is an independent reaction ... and not a move caused by another country’s action or incitement”, a ministry statement said.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...ir-sea-and-land-access-to-yemen-idUSKBN1D60I8
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