Iran lifts missile range restrictions

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Iran just formally repealed its self-imposed 2000-kilometer missile range restrictions. It may change its nuclear doctrine and deploy (or unveil) a nuclear deterrent, as more than 70% of Iranians want. It has destroyed or disabled most of the US bases in the region. And it has permanent control of the Strait of Hormuz.

None of this would have happened if the US had respected the JCPOA and pursued a rational, strategic West Asia policy. Instead, Obama didn’t fully comply with his own JCPOA, and then Trump shredded it and joined Netanyahu’s insane wars of aggression. Now the Zio-American empire’s worst nightmare is coming true. Iran is liberating West Asia.

But look on the bright side: With its new unlimited missile range, Iran can save the US taxpayer loads of money by quickly and cheaply demolishing Trump’s new ballroom.

I’ll be discussing this, and much more, with Wyatt Peterson on today’s False Flag Weekly News. -KB

Press TV: This edition of Spotlight examined Iran’s decision to lift restrictions on the range of its missiles, amid escalating threats against the nation. The program featured Kevin Barrett, editor of Al-Andalus Tribune from Morocco, and Hussain al-Bukhaiti, an activist and political commentator from Sanaa, Yemen.

Barrett described the move as significant, arguing that Tehran has realized it is facing an irrational adversary and must demonstrate its military strength in response. Al-Bukhaiti, meanwhile, said Iran now has the capability to strike US military bases even in Europe. He stressed that despite more than four decades of US threats and sanctions, the Islamic Republic has strengthened its position and now holds the upper hand.

Transcript:

Press TV: Good evening. Iran has announced a major shift in its missile policy with the Islamic Revolution Guard declaring that the country’s previous restrictions on missile range have been lifted. The announcement follows the leader Ayatollah Sayyid Mujtaba Khomeini’s directive that any new aggression against Iran must be met with an immediate and effective response, without geographical limitations.

Iranian officials are warning Washington and Tel Aviv against another military miscalculation. Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei says the United States has already suffered a strategic and also political defeat following the Democrats’ sweeping victories in the midterm elections. So what does the lifting of Iran’s missile range restrictions mean for the regional and international balance of power? Is Tehran fundamentally recalibrating its deterrence strategy? And what message is it sending to those considering another military confrontation? That’s our focus tonight with our guests. We have joining us Kevin Barrett, editor of Al-Andalus Tribune, joining us from the city of Saidia in Morocco. And also joining us will be Hossein Al-Bukhedi, activist and political commentator, from the Yemeni capital, Sanaa.

Mr.Barrett, thank you so much for being with us at this hour. How significant is this announcement, and what does it tell us about Tehran’s assessment or analysis of the current security environment of the whole region?

Kevin Barrett: This is a very significant announcement. Iran had previously been restricting itself to a 2,000-kilometer missile range, and it had hamstrung itself as part of a whole series of basically bending over backwards to meet the needs of even enemy countries. The JCPOA agreement with the Obama administration involved many concessions involving Iran’s right to enrich uranium. And likewise, this restriction on not building any missiles that could go further than 2,000 kilometers was a way of trying to say, “we’re not trying to threaten you.” But they miscalculated. That is not the Iranians, of course, but their enemies. The Zionists that occupy Washington, D.C., somehow convinced Trump to attack Iran recklessly and viciously and very unwisely. And this has forced Iran to recognize that it is dealing with a fundamentally irrational enemy that can’t be deterred by softer means. And so it’s going to have to flex its muscles.

And this is really significant, because the 2,000-kilometer range, at first glance, might not seem important, because all of the U.S. bases in West Asia are within range of that 2,000-kilometer limit that existed before. And so is Tel Aviv and occupied Palestine, the Zionist entity. But we should remember that the United States used its bases in occupied Europe for this attack on Iran. And now all those bases, indeed U.S. bases for more than 2,000 kilometers in any direction from Iran are now in Iran’s crosshairs.

West Asian countries have had to rethink the wisdom of hosting U.S. bases in their countries when those bases are just giant magnets for Iranian missiles in case the U.S. foolishly joins with Israel in a reckless attack on Iran that none of